Hon. Ceekay Igara(3rd right), Dr. Agbo(2nd left) flanked by other officers of LP
THE national leadership of the Labour Party (LP), says there is no leadership crisis in the Enugu state chapter of the party, affirming Dr. Casmir Uchenna Agbo, as the state chairman of the party.
According to the party’s National Deputy Chairman, South-East, Hon. Ceekay Igara, the clarification became necessary following claims by some members of the party in the state that the Agbo-led executive has ceased to exist.
Hon. Igara who spoke with journalists in Enugu on Wednesday at the end of a one-day stakeholders meeting held at the party’s secretariat, described the alleged emergence of a new state executive as false, and unfounded.
He said: “I am on official tour of the entire South-East states. I was in Abia on Tuesday. I will be in Imo on Thursday, and today (Wednesday), I am in Enugu. What I am doing is to talk to our officers, because there are some people going around saying they are Labour Party leaders …We have decided as a party to let every Nigerian know that there are no divisions in Labour Party. The party has Dr. Julius Abure as the National Chairman. And if you come to Enugu state, Dr. Casmir Agbo is the state chairman.
“We have not constituted a new leadership of the Labour Party in Enugu, apart from this one being led by Casmir Agbo. And so, anybody who tells me that another executive exists in Enugu is a confusionist.”
He continued: “I was told during a radio interview that there are pockets of people who are claiming to be members of the executive in Enugu, and I said let me see them. Let me know where they are coming from. I attended this meeting because it is properly constituted. They don’t have any national officer there. No national officer will show face there because they are illegal an illegal body. I am not saying they are not members of the party; all I am saying is that they are not members of the executive we constituted in Enugu.”
He advised prospective members of the party in Enugu state to approach the Casmir Agbo-led executive for registration.
Hon. Igara assured that LP would take over governance of the state in 2027, and tasked members at different levels to work harder towards achieving this objective.
“I want you to remember what I said today, and that is that what LP did in Enugu in 2023 is a child’s play considering what is going to happen in 2027.”
He accused some public office holders elected on the platform of the party in 2023, of not contributing to the growth and development of the party across the states.
Earlier in his speech, Dr. Agbo assured that he would serve the party diligently and transparently, urging party faithful to ensure obedience to the provisions of the party’s constitution.
The meeting was attended by officers of the party drawn from the three senatorial zones that make up the state.
