I will never stop criticising Obi over Labour Party leadership crisis – Abure

The factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has vowed to continue criticizing the former presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, and the current Abia state governor, Alex Otti, in connection with their involvement in the party’s leadership crisis that seems to be going on forever.

While appearing on Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today, on Tuesday, Abure accused Obi and Otti of being part of the reason for the leadership crises affecting the party.

According to him, the crisis first started after both the individuals created an illegal caretaker committee in Umuahia which had been making it difficult for the party to manage its leadership structure.

Abure said talks regarding the Labour Party’s leadership crisis would always include Obi and Otti since they have been a central figure in the crisis from day one.

Obi is said to have destabilized the labour party before moving on to join other political parties, such as the National Democratic Coalition, NDC.

Abure has claimed that Obi and his supporters have brought similar problems to the NDC and he advised them to take precaution.

Abure said: “Now, let me, let me put it very clearly. Governor Alex Otti and Peter Obi destabilised the tranquillity of the party.

“You will recall that the party was running smoothly without major disagreement in the party. It was Peter Obi and Alex Otti who went to Umuahia to set up this illegal caretaker committee that have become an albatross to the leadership of the party.

“Therefore, because the crisis is still lingering, we cannot stop talking about it because each time you talk about the crisis in the Labour Party, the names that feature prominently is Peter Obi and Alex Otti.

“They are the cause of the crisis in the party, and that’s why we have continued to talk about it, not until the crisis in the party is finally resolved and dusted. We cannot stop talking about it.

“After refusing to allow us have peace and tranquillity in the Labour Party, before he joined the Labour Party, the Labour Party was peaceful. There was no crisis in the party. He created crisis in the party and left for NDC.

“And now let me put it this way, the same way they created crisis in the Labour Party is the same way they are creating crisis in the NDC. That’s why I have only just said that the NDC leadership should be aware. I’m happy that they are gradually taming them and gradually controlling them, so that they will have peace in that party.

“There is nothing wrong in giving advice to other leaders of other political party. After all, we are looking forward to having a Nigeria that works. We are working towards having good governance in the country, and therefore it is our responsibility as a participator in this process to continue to give advice even to government, to other political parties, and to even government agencies. There is nothing wrong.”