Beyond Suspension of Labour Party’s National Youth Leader Emameh Gabriel reports that recent suspension of National Youth Leader of Labour Party, Eregbe Anslem, is raising some dust within the party Fast gro
reports that recent suspension of National Youth Leader of Labour Party, Eregbe Anslem, is raising some dust within the party
National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, had since the party came to limelight in the last few months proven to be a good crisis manager. He has against all odds and pressure from certain forces put strategic measures in place to accommodate what many in his position could not do. Eragbe’s suspension came less than two weeks after Labour Party unveiled its Presidential Campaign Council committee, which almost plunged the party into crisis. This followed disagreement by the National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, with the composition of the PCC list which he said does not reflect the true position of the party.
Abayomi described the actions of the National Youth Leader as “gross misconduct, disobedience to the constitution of the Labour Party and other acts”. Reacting, the suspended National Youth Leader of Labour Party, Anslem Eragbe, who is also the party’s Edo North Senitoral candidate has described his suspension as null and void, describing it as politically motivated and selfish by some persons in the party.
He said: “I demand that the National Chairman of Labour Party with immediate effect withdraw his suspension against me”. The embattled Youth Leader further said: “The issue of fund raising for political parties if you go to section 87 of the Electoral Act 2022. The law also makes it explicitly that individuals, the candidates and the party can engage in fund raising.