Edo Governorship Drama: Labour Party In Disarray With Competing Executive Committees

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BENIN CITY—The ongoing crisis within the Edo State Labour Party (LP) shows no signs of abating, as the national leadership has established a 17-member caretaker committee to manage the party’s affairs in the state……….CONTINUE READING

The newly formed committee is chaired by Elizabeth Ativie, a former speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly and a controversial House of Representatives candidate in the 2023 general elections.

The committee was inaugurated by the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Dr. Ayo Olorunfemi, at a hotel in Benin City early yesterday.

During the swearing-in ceremony, Dr. Olorunfemi explained that the new leadership was necessary due to the expiration of the Kelly Ogbaloi-led executive council’s tenure in April 2024. He stated that the committee will oversee the party’s activities until a new executive council is elected through a fresh congress.

Dr. Olorunfemi highlighted Mrs. Ativie’s appointment as chairperson, citing her positive and results-oriented track record in her political career. He emphasized the need for unity within the party and expressed confidence that Ativie’s leadership would strengthen the LP in Edo State.

In response, Ativie pledged to elevate the party’s status in the state and work towards reconciling all aggrieved members. She promised to form a reconciliation team to address the ongoing issues within the party.

Our Exco is Still Intact – Uroupa

Edo LP Publicity Secretary, Samson Uroupa, when contacted, stated that the majority of the party members in the state do not support the national leadership’s decision. He insisted that the existing executive committee, led by Kelly Ogbaloi, remains intact. Uroupa argued that dissolving the state executive committee would only exacerbate the party’s internal conflicts, hindering its electoral prospects in Edo.

It is worth noting that the state chapter, under Ogbaloi’s leadership, recently endorsed the suspension of Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure

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