The Daily Crucible | Sunday, October 9, 2022
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party(LP) has dismissed the recent appointment and announcement of 25 - Man Caretaker Committee purportedly put in place to paddle the leadership of the Lagos state LP as an act of illegality.
The party's NWC also declared the Committee as a nullity, void and of no effect whatsoever on Lagos chapter of Labour Party or anywhere else, declaring further that what the perpetrators of the criminal infraction did amounted to malicious usurpation of the constitutional function of the National Chairman, Barr. Julius Abure.
The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Comrade Abayomi Arabambi, who made this known on Sunday in a release made available for The Daily Crucible, said the illegality in respect of the new leadership for Lagos LP was orchestrated by some misguided and misfits political characters currently hibernating in the Centre of Excellence.
Arabambi enjoined members of the party in Lagos and the general public to disregard the move, reiterating that the already inaugurated Caretaker committee put in place by the National Chairman Barr. Julius Abure and National Secretary Alh Farouk Umar Ibrahim leadership of national working committee of the party remains sacrosanct.
He reminded them that the constitution of the Party is very clear on how party leadership can emerge, and called on those intending to derail the smooth running of the Party in Lagos State to have a rethink as the Labour Party frowns at lawlessness and illegality in all ramifications.
"For the avoidance of doubt, only the NWC, under the headship of Barrister Julius Abure has the constitutional power to appoint or remove a caretaker committee.
"The NWC reaffirm that the Lagos State labour party has leadership in the State and the caretaker already inaugurated by the NWC remains the legally constituted entity until otherwise dissolved by the NWC and new executives put in place, thereby warning those singing discordant tunes to have a rethink as the NWC will not sit down while few lilliputian political pawn and puppets that have no interest of the Party continue to destroy the fabrics of unity that the Labour Party is trying to strengthen through unnecessary provocation and political razmataz
For the avoidance of doubt, the Party can not afford to follow the mistake some had made in the past, the constitution of the Labour Party gives no State members or affiliates the power to unilaterally appoint, or remove a legally constituted leadership.
The Party called on all members to remain law abiding and continue to work towards the success of the Party in the forthcoming General Elections.
"What we at the National Secretariat of Our great Party are concerned about now is how all our candidates are going to emerge victorious in the coming general elections and therefore we cannot allow unnecessary internal wrangling derail our focus and eventual victory.
Thus Comrade Kayode Salako and Chief Seyi Sowunmi remain the State Chairman and Deputy State Chairman and chief Sam Okpala remain the state secretary until further directives are issued from the office of the National Chairman.
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