2027: Labour Party Warn Aspirants Against Buying Nomination Forms From Abure Faction

By Akinwale Kasali 

As the Labour Party, LP, Primaries draw closer, the leadership of the Party has warned prospective aspirants and party members against obtaining nomination forms from the embattled former National Chairman of the Party, Julius Abure.

The LP leadership describe purchasing such forms as “worthless paper.”

Ken Asogwa, the Party’s National Publicity Secretary in a statement issued on Sunday accused Abure of impersonation and attempting to deceive unsuspecting aspirants ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Asogwa stated that the party was compelled to respond following the circulation of pictures on social media showing Abure presenting what he described as nomination forms to some individuals in Abia State.

The statement partly read:

 “Let it be stated clearly and unequivocally that Nenadi Usman is the National Chairman of the Labour Party and all legitimate nomination forms for every elective position ahead of the 2027 general elections can only be obtained through the official National Secretariat of the party located in Utako, Abuja.

“Consequently, any so-called Labour Party nomination form obtained from Julius Abure or any other unauthorised source is nothing but worthless paper being peddled by political fraudsters seeking to deceive unsuspecting persons.”

The party also questioned why Abure’s alleged “sales activities” were concentrated in Abia State, warning that Governor Alex Otti would not succumb to “blackmail, intimidation or street-corner political theatrics.”

It further alleged that Abure’s continued claim to the office of the party’s national chairman amounted to criminal impersonation.

“Julius Abure’s continued impersonation of the office of the National Chairman of the Labour Party remains a criminal offence of serious legal consequence that has reached an intolerable height,” the statement added.

Recall that the Party has been in crisis following a leadership tussle between Abure and the Nenadi Usman-led caretaker committee.

The crisis deepened after the Court of Appeal affirmed Usman’s leadership, a decision Abure rejected, insisting it was unacceptable and vowing to challenge it at the Supreme Court.