The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has accused the suspended National Chairman, Julius Abure, of colluding with the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Arabambi made this allegation in a brief statement on Thursday after pictures of the APC Senate Presidential candidate, Godswill Akpabio, with Julius Abure and other former Labour Party officers surfaced online.
The Federal Capital Territory High Court had previously restrained these officers from representing themselves as national party officials.
Arabambi claimed that Abure instructed all Labour Party senators to support Godswill Akpabio, the APC Senate President nominee. Arabambi criticized Abure for accusing the Acting National Chairman, Alh Bashiru Lamidi Apapa, of working for the APC, despite Abure's own affiliation.
On the other hand, Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Council, referred to the Apapa-led faction of the party as a wing of the ruling APC designed to distract the party from pursuing its presidential mandate in court. Okonkwo emphasized that there were no internal conflicts or factions within the party, and he cited the party's constitution to support the process for selecting national officers.
Furthermore, Obiora Ifoh accused Apapa and Arabambi, who were expelled and suspended members of the party, of being instrumental in causing chaos within the party at the behest of the ruling APC.
Meanwhile, Ali Ndume, a former Senate leader and Director-General of the Akpabio Campaign Organization, stated that their Stability Group had obtained the signatures of 69 Senators-elect who support the aspirations of Senators Akpabio and Barau Jubrin.
Ndume called on the Labour Party and the New Nigeria People's Party to endorse Akpabio and Jibrin.
In response, Julius Abure, the suspended National Chairman of the Labour Party, expressed that it is unusual for the ruling party to accommodate the opposition.
He highlighted that their engagement with senators did not involve giving directives but rather aimed to foster a vibrant legislature that positively impacts the people.
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