The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party has suspended its former National Chairman, Barr. Julius Abure, and the former National Secretary, Alhaji Farouk Umar, for six months.

The NEC also announced the dissolution of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) that operated under Abure’s leadership.

This decision was made by the party’s National Caretaker Committee (LP-NCC), led by Senator Nenadi Usman, and was contained in a statement signed by Usman and the Committee’s Secretary, Senator Darlington Nwokocha, late Thursday in Abuja.

Vanguard reports that the disciplinary actions were based on findings from a six-member investigative committee chaired by Senator Ireti Kingibe, which was inaugurated on Wednesday. The panel also included High Chief Peter Ameh.

The LP-NCC statement read: “Following an in-depth investigation by a committee led by Senator Ireti Kingibe and High Chief Peter Ameh, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party has ratified the committee’s recommendations concerning the anti-party activities and gross misappropriation of party funds by the former acting National Chairman, Barr. Julius Abure, and others.

“The investigative report revealed significant financial misconduct and prompted the following disciplinary actions:

“Barr. Julius Abure has been suspended for an initial period of six months and is prohibited from presenting himself as the National Chairman of the Labour Party.

“Mr Umar Farouk, the former National Secretary, was identified as a co-signer in most of the fraudulent bank withdrawals and transfers alongside Abure. Consequently, he has also been suspended for an initial six-month period, pending further investigation.

“All members of Abure’s National Working Committee (NWC) are directed to cease acting as representatives of the Labour Party’s NWC.

“The NEC emphasises that failure to adhere to these disciplinary measures will result in more severe consequences.

“The Labour Party remains committed to upholding transparency, accountability, and discipline within its ranks.”

This development comes just a day after the Abure-led faction of the LP, announced the suspension of notable party members including Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, Senator Ireti Kingibe, and four others over alleged anti-party activities.

In response, the Usman-led Labour Party National Caretaker Committee dismissed those suspensions, stating that Abure and his executive no longer held the legal authority to make decisions on behalf of the party following a Supreme Court judgement which effectively ended Abure’s tenure.

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