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STATEMENT FROM THE LABOUR PARTY
The attention of the leadership of the Labour Party has been drawn to a video making the rounds in the social media where a lawyer, Deji Adeyanju made a disparaging and slandering comments against our party and particularly, our National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure. My first response is to say that all what he said about the Labour Party is untrue, lies and unfounded.
It is on record that the Labour Party has on several occasions spiritedly debunked the allegations that it has an unholy understanding with the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, to collaborate ahead of the 2027 general election. As a matter of fact, the Labour Party is the most visible opposition party as at today and our National Chairman, Barrister Abure is the leading voice in the opposition camp, and has been most critical of the present government.
After the 2023 general election, where the Labour Party worked very hard to disrupt the status quo, it has continued to interrogate the system’s failure and has been very visible playing the role of the opposition, continuously critiquing the policies, proffering solutions and advising the government.
Recently, the party under the able leadership of Barrister Julius Abure came up with series of programs, including the creation of the Electoral Reform Committee where we hope to enthrone a credible, fair and transparent processes, leading to the selection of leadership in the country, Labour Party being a major victim in the 2023 general election. The party has also commenced an effort by creating a Political Education committee for the purpose of reorienting the citizens, including our numerous members, on the need to have a positive attitudinal and behavioral changes towards their understanding of politics in Nigeria.
Labour Party has become the first party in Nigeria attempting to deepen participatory democracy by the introduction of e-membership registration with thousands of people already subscribing to this noble initiative. And with all these efforts by the party to reposition it, for someone to be demarketing such a party in such an unguarded and callous manner, is most ridiculous and unfortunate.
We are therefore challenging Deji Adeyanju and any other like persons, to come up with facts and proofs that either the party leadership or Mr. Abure has worked, is working or intends to work for President Ahmed Bola Tinubu or his party, the APC in the 2027. Adeyanju’s assertion which is presently trending globally has caused the Labour Party enormous harm and we are demanding that he refrains from causing the party further harms, by promoting actions, intended or otherwise, capable of ridiculing and demarketing the party.
As a Political Party, we view Deji Adeyanju’s now viral comments as a criminal defamation, a clearly motivated ploy to ridicule our hard earned reputation. We are therefore calling on Mr Adeyanju who ought to know the grave consequences of a defamatory act, to without delay provide facts and evidences to prove that Labour Party has been ‘bought’ over by President Tinubu. He also has a choice to withdraw his ill assertions and apologize to the leadership and millions of members of Labour Party for the great harm he has caused the party.
SIGN
Obiora Ifoh
National Publicity Secretary
Labour Party.
22/11/2024
