LP issues 72-hour ultimatum to Obi and Otti to cancel NEC meeting

The Labour Party (LP) has given a 72-hour ultimatum to its 2023 Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and Abia State Governor Alex Otti to withdraw their notices on the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.

The party argued that neither Obi nor Otti had the authority to hold such a meeting on behalf of the party.

Earlier, Otti announced the party’s NEC stakeholders meeting scheduled for September 4 at the Government House in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. In response, the Labour Party, through a statement by its Public Relations Secretary Dr. Abayomi Arabambi, condemned the move as unconstitutional.

“The attention of the leadership of the Labour Party National Working Committee under the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure and the National Secretary Alh Farouk Umar Ibrahim has been drawn to the alleged unconstitutional, illegal and secretive Labour Party stakeholders meeting/National Executive Council (NEC) convened and signed by Peter Obi as National Chairman and Governor Alex Oti as National Secretary,” the statement read.

The Labor Party also called on the Inspector General of Police to investigate Obi and Otti for their alleged unconstitutional actions. The party’s statement cited Section 484 of the Criminal Code, which defines impersonation as a crime punishable by imprisonment.

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“The Labour Party, therefore, calls on the Inspector General of Police to launch a full-blown investigation into the duo of Peter Obi and Governor Alex Oti for their unconstitutional involvement in the impersonation of the office of the National Chairman of the Labour Party and the National Secretary, despite their long political and educational background,” the statement continued.

The party stressed that Obi and Otti’s actions were a violation of its constitution, which assigns specific roles and responsibilities to its National Chairman and National Secretary. The constitution underlines that only the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, and the National Secretary, Alh Farouk Umar Ibrahim, have the authority to issue notices for NEC meetings and oversee the party’s operations.

“The Labour Party hereby urges the duo of Peter Obi and Governor Alex Oti to always understand the Constitution of our party before taking a decision that is not only ultra vires, irresponsible, unconstitutional but also totally inexcusable and a national disgrace,” the statement added.

The Labour Party has demanded that Obi and Otti cancel the unauthorized gathering within 72 hours. Failure to do so will result in the party filing a formal petition with the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of the Department of State Services for fraud, impersonation and acts likely to disturb public order.

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