The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barr. Julius Abure, has described the allegations of forgery against him and members of his executive in Ebonyi, Edo, and other states prior to the 2023 general elections as unfounded.
Abure, who said the allegations were the workings of desperate politicians to weaken the resolve of the Nigerian people invested in the Labour Party, championed the narrative with the intent to distract himself and the executive from focusing on the elections.
He stated that the attention required from his office to prosecute the 2023 elections was huge, and he deferred the visit to the police station on the unfounded allegation.
According to him, updates in the police investigations over the various allegations have exposed the lies and empty orchestration against his person and the dream to better Nigeria through the Labour Party.
He pointed out that all the persons who alleged that they were wrongly changed from being the party flag bearers for the various positions as governor or for legislative seats in Ebonyi, Imo, Edo, etc., were mere placeholders, a scheme adopted by the party at the time to secure the seats for the party to be able to field candidates in the elections.
He said the party had taken the petition with a grain of salt, knowing that all parties are aware of the agreement that led to the emergence of Edward Ukeagu, the Ebonyi state LP standard bearer.
Abure said when the campaigns were over, he reported to the police to respond to the alleged allegation of the forgery of the signature, and the police, based on that, came out with a final report, and then legal advice made it clear that his signature was not forged. The letter was dated August 14 and said that the signature was not forged and the allegation was unfounded.
The National Chairman of the Labour Party said it has become imperative to respond to the lies paraded by those who want the party to fail because they have been parading the interim report and flashing it on social media. So the matter has been laid to rest. The second issue of forgery was the claim by another person in Edo by the name of Murphy Imasuen, a house representative; he was procured by the distractor or of the party to parade the frivolous accusations.
