Labour Party Reacts To Takeover Of Affairs By BoT

“Over 90 per cent of persons being suggested to form membership of the proposed BoT have since left the party to join other political parties; some even contested various political positions on the platforms of other political parties, while others featured prominently in the presidential campaigns of the other political parties, even when Labour Party equally featured a candidate in the 2023 general election.

“Despite this huge success, it came to the leadership of the party as a huge surprise of a statement trending in the social media purportedly from one Comrade SOZ Ejiofor on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the party claiming that he has taken over the leadership of the party.

Ifoh added that Ejiofor stepped down as the first national chairman of the party over two decades ago and has since not attended any meeting or played any significant role as a member of the party He said, “The attendance list includes: the Governor of Abia State, Dr.

Alex Otti, who was represented by his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu; the Deputy Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon.

“Only people who understand the rules of the party and play by it such as carrying party cards and paying membership dues, can have a say on the matters of the party.

“First, ever since Ejiofor stepped down as the first National chairman of the Labour Party over two decades ago, he has neither attended any meetings nor played any noticeable role as a member of the party.

Recall that the party’s BoT Chairman, Sylvester Ejiofor had said in a statement that the organ hadtaken over the party affairsfollowing the expiration of Julius Abure’s tenure as the national chairman..

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