A member of the Integrity group of the Labour Party (LP) and a governorship hopeful of the party in Edo State in 2024, Ambassador Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, has called on the party loyalists and the general public not to allow themselves to be hoodwinked by the allegations being made by the embattled Chairman of the party, Barrister Julius Abure, that his travails is been initiated by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the led government.
Reacting to the embattled LP Chairman’s allegations against the APC and the government, Ambassador Ugbo said that Abure was being deceitful to lay his travails, which were self inflicted, on the APC.
“How did APC cause Abure to change party tickets from those that got it through the stipulated process of party primaries to moneybags who never participated in the primaries? As we speak, there are loads of court cases, judgments against Abure and LP all over the country aimed at addressing this injustice.
“Why would Abure place his travails on the APC when it is crystal clear that he is being tackled because of his propensity to be corrupt. Take as an example a case in Edo State where Abure swapped a ticket which was secured through the party primaries by a candidate to another person who never participated in the primaries but offered large sums of money to Abure.
“To perfect the shady deal, Abure went as far as securing forged court papers whereby the authentic candidate claimed he had stepped down for Abure’s ‘client’. In one of the South Eastern states an authentic LP candidate lost his ticket on false claims that he is dead only for the ticket to be given to the highest bidder. It would surprise you that the false claims of the death of the real candidate was supported by fake court documents sourced by Abure.”
Going further, Ambassador Ugbo said that “Abure, before the fortunes of the LP improved by the emergence of Peter Obi as its Presidential candidate some months ago, was living from hand to mouth. But right now he has erected four mansions – two in Benin GRA, one in his Uromi homestead and one in Abuja – being proceeds from his shady ticket racketeering deals.
“In the main Abure is just one of the rogue Nigerian politicians who have found comfort associating with those of us who seek for a new Nigeria where the son of a nobody can get a fair deal in the scheme of things.
“It is even wrong for him to claim glory for the successful outing of the LP in the 2023 polls. The success of the party at the polls was a reflection of the belief of Nigerians in Obi coupled with the desire of the Obidients to ensure a better lifestyle for everyone.
“What Abure has succeeded in doing is to attract scores of court cases against the LP because of his corrupt tendencies. My advice to all LP faithfuls is that they should be focused on the course of Peter Obi reclaiming his mandate which cannot be affected by the self inflicted travails of Abure.
“Infact, we should all appeal to Abure to defend himself from the bags of corruption allegations against him from all parts of the country and keep the APC out of it because his ploy to bring in the APC is more like a diversion. Those that have taken him to the courts to get redress are LP members which means that the issue is entirely an internal affair of the party.”
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