Nasarawa LP declares support for Abure

Following the ongoing crisis rocking the Labour Party at the national level, the Nasarawa State Chapter of the party has declared total support for the embattled national chairman, Julius Abure.

Reports in some sections of the media have it that the LP National Transition Committee, a body set up by the Nigeria Labour Congress, had withdrawn its support for the Abure-led leadership for not following the due processes to emerge as national chairman of the party.

Speaking with newsmen in Lafia on Saturday after the executive council meeting of the party, the LP State Chairman, Alexander Ombugu, said the leaders and members of the state chapter would continue to remain loyal and committed to the Abure’s leadership.

He explained that the national chairman had been facing difficult times because some persons who were not comfortable with his transparent leadership style wanted him to leave the chairmanship seat at all costs.

He said, “On this issue happening at the national level of our dear party, what I will say is that all of us in the Nasarawa State Labour Party are solidly behind our National Chairman, Julius Abure.

“Some people are only fighting him because the man is too good. They are fighting him because he is a transparent leader. We love him and we will continue to stand by him.

“However, I am surprised that the NLC are having some issues with him. It should not be so because Abure has achieved a lot for the Labour Party. They should rather see how to support him to take the party to greater heights, instead of the disagreements which are capable of taking the party backwards.”

Ombugu further declared the state LP’s support for the Supreme Court’s judgement which granted full autonomy to the 774 Local Government Areas in the country.

He explained that the autonomy which was granted to the LGAs, would enhance democracy at the grassroots level and empower the authorities to make decisions that would have a positive impact on the lives of the rural dwellers.