The Nasarawa State Chapter of the Labour Party has announced the suspension of 11 of its officials for engaging in anti-party activities during the recently concluded governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state.
The announcement was made in a press statement signed and released by the LP state Chairman, Alexander Ombugu, and the party’s Assistant Secretary, Ashime Benjamin, in Lafia on Wednesday.
The statement disclosed that the suspension was done in conjunction with the national body of the Labour party to prevent future occurrences of such behaviors among party members.
The suspended executive members included officials from both the state and local government levels.
The names of the suspended party executives were mentioned, including the State Secretary of the party, Dahiru Abubakar; Women Leader, Hajara Dalhatu; and Treasurer, Musa Doma, among others.
According to Ombugu, a five-man committee has been set up to investigate the activities of the suspended members within two weeks.
If found guilty, disciplinary actions would be taken against them accordingly to the laws of the party.
Ombugu also revealed that the suspended members went against the party’s constitution on anti-party activities that lead to embarrassment, contempt, and ridicule of the party, stating that they endorsed the governorship candidate of another political party without recourse to the Labour Party.
The LP governorship candidate, Joseph Ewuga, had stepped down for the PDP governorship candidate, David Ombugadu, and informed the party, which communicated the development to the national body of the party.
However, the suspended officials went ahead to endorse the governorship candidate of another political party, leading to their suspension.
