Some chieftains of the Labour Party loyal to the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, have raised a motion for the LP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, to be sanctioned over the role he played in the internal strife of the party.
They warned that Obi might face his worst electoral defeat in the 2027 presidential election if he continued to destabilise and factionalise the party.
They vented their frustration in separate interviews with newsmen.
The warning came three days after Abure expressed optimism that the internal crisis rocking the party would be resolved well ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The national chairman declared that he was prepared to reconcile with Obi, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, and other aggrieved chieftains of the party.
Abure’s comment comes in the wake of last Friday’s judgment of the Court of Appeal recognising him as the National Chairman of the LP.
The court nullified the LP National Caretaker Committee headed by Nenadi Usman, set up by the Obi and Otti’s camp to steer the affairs of the party.
In response to the judgment, the Usman-led panel has headed to the Supreme Court, signalling an elongation of the LP internal strife.
One of the chieftains of the party, Dr Blessing Elaigwu, observed that the LP had stagnated in the past one year due to lack of leadership from Obi and the needless litigation his caretaker committee had brought on the party.
Elaigwu, who is the convener of the Alliance for All Labour Party Professionals and Stakeholders, therefore, warned the leadership of the party to completely severe any ties with the former Anambra State governor if he went ahead to drag the party to the Supreme Court following his Appeal Court victory.
