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A faction of the Labour Party loyal to Senator Nenadi Usman has come down hard on the suspended National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, following the circulation of a viral photograph showing him in the company of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday by Ken Asogwa, the Senior Special Adviser (Media) to the Acting National Chairman, the faction described the image as further proof of Abure’s questionable loyalty to the party and its ideals.
“While Mr. Peter Obi is diligently focused on addressing critical national issues, and Senator Nenadi Usman is attending high-level meetings abroad with his full consent—both working in the supreme interest of the Labour Party and the Nigerian people—Barr. Julius Abure, the suspended former national chairman, is busy hobnobbing with the very forces that are hell-bent on annihilating the party,” the statement read.
The faction alleged that the photograph of Abure with Wike, a chieftain of the ruling party, reinforces their long-held suspicion that Abure is colluding with political opponents to destabilise the Labour Party from within.
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“Instead of standing with the people, Abure is seen wining and dining with the sponsors of oppression, tyranny, and electoral malpractice.
“His actions lend further credence to our long-held position: that Julius Abure is not just unfit for leadership, but a willing tool in the hands of external forces bent on destabilising the Labour Party from within,” the statement continued.
Highlighting what it called a pattern of abandonment, the faction accused Abure of disappearing during moments of strategic importance, when the party most needed guidance and coordination.
“He went completely missing at critical times when the party required leadership, unity, vision, and strategic grassroots mobilisation.
“His dereliction of duty, compounded by his ongoing fraternisation with political adversaries of the New Nigeria vision, earned him suspension from the party. His constant romance with these outside forces raises a fundamental question: Whose agenda is Julius Abure truly serving?” the statement queried.
The faction warned against the continued presence of individuals within the party who, according to them, prioritize personal interests over the collective mission for national renewal.
“It must not, and will not, be left in the hands of crooked individuals who trade its soul for personal gain, while others continue to make sacrifices for a better, fairer, and more just Nigeria,” the statement concluded.
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