Labour Party suspends Otti, Kingibe, four others

The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) took another dimension on Wednesday with the suspension of Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, over alleged Anti-Party Activities.

The Party also announced the suspension of five of its elected lawmakers in the National Assembly for the same reason. The suspended lawmakers include: Senator Ireti Kingibe; Senator Darlington Nwokocha; Hon. Victor Afam Ogene; Hon. Amobi Ogah, And Hon. Seyi Sowunmi.

The National Secretary Of The Julius Abure-Led Faction, Umar Farouk Ibrahim announced their suspension in a statement on Wednesday. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party had on May 2 set up a five-man Disciplinary Committee headed by the deputy National Chairman, Dr. Ayo Olorunfemi to investigate Governor Otti and any other party members over allegations of anti-party activities