The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has called on members of the party's dissolved National Working Committee, NWC, led by Julius Abure, to sheath their swords and join hands with the National Caretaker Committee to rebuild the party.
Obi, who was represented by Datti Baba-Ahmed, stated this at the inaugural meeting of the caretaker committee of the party held in Abuja on Tuesday night.
He stated categorically that nobody but the constitution of the party unseated former chairman Abure after the expiration of his tenure.
Obi said: Listen, my friend, no governor unseated Abure, the constitution unseated him. Abure's time elapsed. Nobody unseated him. As of today, Abure is our good friend and a loyal member. We want him back in the fold; we have roles for him to play.
We didnt have crisis. We managed a transition that was a bit bumpy and that was it. I tell you, no other political party of our size could do that in the time and manner that we did.
