The Labour Party National Caretaker Committee (LP-NCC), chaired by Senator Nenadi Usman, has announced the six-month suspension of the party’s former National Chairman and Secretary, Barr. Julius Abure and Alhaji Farouk Umar.
Usman and Senator Darlington Nwokocha, the Secretary of the LP-NCC, signed this statement in Abuja late Thursday.
The party leadership said the decision was a response to the conclusions of the Senator Ireti Kingibe-led six-member Disciplinary Committee, launched on Wednesday.
The statement read, “Following an in-depth investigation by a committee led by Senator Ireti Kingibe and High Chief Peter Ameh, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party has ratified the committee’s recommendations concerning the anti-party activities and gross misappropriation of party funds by the former acting National Chairman, Barr. Julius Abure, and others.
“The investigative report revealed significant financial misconduct and prompted the following disciplinary actions:
“Barr. Julius Abure has been suspended for an initial period of six months and is prohibited from presenting himself as the National Chairman of the Labour Party.
“Mr Umar Farouk, the former National Secretary, was identified as a co-signer in most of the fraudulent bank withdrawals and transfers alongside Abure.
“Consequently, he has also been suspended for an initial six-month period, pending further investigation.
“All members of Abure’s National Working Committee (NWC) are directed to cease acting as representatives of the Labour Party’s NWC.
“The NEC emphasises that failure to adhere to these disciplinary measures will result in more severe consequences.
“ The Labour Party remains committed to upholding transparency, accountability, and discipline within its ranks.”
Recall that on Wednesday, the Abure-led group suspended Abia State Governor Alex Otti, Senator Ireti Kingibe, and four others for alleged anti-party conduct.
However, the Usman-led LP-NCC responded that Abure and his sacked executive committee members were no longer in a position to make party decisions following the Supreme Court decision that ended Abure’s reign.
