Labour Party Has No Room For Parallel Structures – Julius Abure Says

…Accuses lawmakers elected on LP’s platform of disrespect

The national leadership of the Labour Party (LP), led by Julius Abure, has vowed that those instigating parallel structure in the party will face severe consequences

This was as Abure however, appealed the Obidient family to work towards owning the party by registering as bonafide members to qualify for active participation in the forthcoming congresses scheduled for June and July 2025.

The Labour Party National Chairman, who stated these at a town hall meeting organized by the Lagos State chapter of the party, explained that a party cannot have two conflicting structures, and therefore said that anyone that does not want to be left out of the scheme of things, should find their way into the main Party structure.

In the words of Abure; “We are willing and ready to absorb all the Obidients into the Labour Party. All you need to do is go to your ward as an Obidient and register.

“The party has only one structure; all the others are counterfeit. Those who are doing parallel structure, candidate structure will lose out at the end of the day”.

The LP National leadership also accused its elected lawmakers of failing to financially contribute to the growth and development of the party

According to Abure; “None of the lawmakers have contributed a dime to the party since they were elected into office in 2023.

These were contained in a statement by Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party in which he said that elected lawmakers on the platform of the Party have no regards for the leadership of the party.

The statement said; “As I speak with you today, we have not received one kobo at the national level from those we elected to the National Assembly.

“The responsibility of running this party is still with the party’s leadership. As of today, we have six senators, about 30 members of the House of Representatives, and numerous House of Assembly members, but it will shock you to know that none of these lawmakers have contributed a dime to the party since their election in 2023.

“Let them go and ask other parties, it is those elected under their platform that fund the party. Today, most of them want to have control over their Local Government and for us to hand over their constituencies to them, yet they are not ready to work or partner with the party. Is it fair?” he asked.

Abure promised to investigate the grievances of the Lagos State party faithful, thus appealed to the LP’s members in Lagos State who may have one grievance or the other arising from the imperfection witnessed in the 2023 general election to keep their grievances aside.

He said; “We cannot continue to dwell in the past. Those who did not get the party ticket in 2023 election may have the opportunity to do so in 2027. And for some of you who have special cases, I plead with you to come and present the matter to the leadership of the party, instead of fighting ourselves in the social media.

“As long as I am the National Chairman, those with genuine cases will be given special attention in the 2027 general election,” he assured.