Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has called on the Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to give peace a chance and stop actions capable of destabilizing the party.
Governor Otti made the appeal on Saturday while inaugurating the new leadership of the Abia Arise organization at Nvosi Isialangwa South LGA.
The Governor’s remarks followed the recent Supreme Court judgment yesterday which sacked the leadership of Bar. Julius Abure led faction of the Labour Party.
Reacting to reports of conflicting interpretations of the ruling, Governor Otti warned that attempts to subvert peace within the Labour Party would be counterproductive.
“The party (LP) is bigger and more important than any of us put together. The triumph of evil over good is for a moment. So, we thank God for yesterday. We somehow believed that justice will be done to the Labour Party.
“I was watching and saw some people making some claims about them not being removed by the Supreme Court. We can as well ignore them, but I will not ignore them.
“I want to appeal to them to give peace a chance, except, if what they wanted in the first place is to destroy the party, and if they want to destroy the party, they will destroy themselves and the party will become even stronger”, Gov Otti said.
The Governor emphasized that unity within the party is vital to sustaining the political momentum that brought LP to victory in 2023.
He also reiterated his administration’s commitment to grassroots development and political stability in the State.
