The Labour Party, LP, on Monday dragged the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti to President Bola Ahmed Tibubu for disrespecting the party.
This is as the party accused the Abia governor of not adding any value to the party since joining in 2022.
LP regretted that despite accepting Otti in 2022 after he was rejected by virtually every other political party in Nigeria, he has noted added value to the party.
The opposition party, therefore, urged President Tinubu to persuade the Governor to cease from threatening the party and its leadership.
This was contained in a statement by the National Secretary of the Labour Party, Umar Farouk Ibrahim.
Farouk stated that Otti is on a mission to stifle life out of the Labour Party ahead of 2027 general election. Just as he stated that Otti is making way to his already known preferred destination.
The National Secretary stated that the party was shocked that the Governor could condescend low by describing LP’s National Chairman, Julius Abure as a ‘clown in search of a crown’.
According to Ibrahim, Abure was already wearing the crown before Otti met them at the party, genuflecting and wearing a humble demeanour.
Ibrahim also accused Otti of ordering the arrest and detention of LP’s leaders. These he said included the National Vice Chairman, Ceekay Igara, the State Chairman, Prince Ndubeze and other leaders of the party for holding a lawful party meeting in Aba, Abia State.
The statement read in part, “The attention of the National Working Committee of the Labour Party has been drawn to a statement issued by Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti. Where he again disparaged the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure and even called for the arrest of our National Chairman.
“We are not only condemning this despicable action of the Governor who was recently suspended by the party. But are also seeking the intervention of well meaning Nigerians, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to persuade the Governor from further threat to our party and the leadership.
“His recent threat to arrest Abure and the National Working Committee members for suspending him is one threat too many.
“We are by this statement calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rein in on the Governor. And to remind him that there is no place for tyranny in a democratic system. We advise Alex Otti to know that the ‘Our Lives Matter’, politics or not.
“We have repeatedly said that Governor Otti is on a mission to stifle life out of the Labour Party ahead of 2027 general election before making way to his already known preferred destination.
“If not, why would a governor who has absolute cooperation with the leadership of his party at the centre, a Governor who has publicly told the world that God used Abure to make him the governor, suddenly vacillate and somersaulted. And by so doing, unleashed an unnecessary crisis in his own party, where he once called the shots.