The National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Comrade Julius Abure, on Thursday, formed a three-man steering committee headed by Nollywood Actress Hilda Dokubo, over see the Rivers State chapter for the party for a month.
The setting up of the transition steering committee was sequel to the dissolution Caretaker committee headed by Mr Deinye Pepple.
The Steering Committee has Hilda Dokubo as Chairman, Pastor Philip Nyechi Loveday as Secretary, and Mr Gogo Wellington as Publicity Secretary.
The immediate task of the Committee is to ensure the victory of the Gubernatorial Candidate of the Labour Party in Rivers State, Comrade Beatrice Itubo, and all LP House of Assembly candidates in the March 18 election.
The National Chairman enjoins all Obidients and Labour Party members to cooperate with them in the discharge of their duties to ensure the unity of all of us which will translate to our victory in the coming election.
It would be remembered that the national working committee of the Labour Party, on Tuesday, dissolved the party’s State Executive Council in Rivers State, for alleged anti-party activities and corruption in the management of party’s funds.
According to Abure, the dissolution is with immediate effect.
National Chairman of Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure, in a statement on Tuesday said the National Working Committee after it’s emergency meeting in Abuja, believed that it was in the interest of Labour Party and the Obidient movement in Rivers State that the Exco was dissolved.
According to him, those in charge of the helm of affairs in Rivers State couldn’t do anything as the party’s presidential mandate was openly stolen in Rivers State.
“Those who were at the helm of affairs in Rivers State when our presidential mandate was openly stolen in Rivers State should step aside until full investigation is completed on what happened on that day”. He said.
He said the party has lost confidence in the ability of the compromised State Executive Council led by Deinye Pepple to lead the campaign for the governorship and State House of Assembly elections come March 11.
Abure appealed to all Obidients in the state to disregard all statements and actions by Pepple.
According to the LP chairman, the Labour Party governorship candidate for the Saturday’s governorship election remains Beatrice Itubo, adding that the Labour Party has not formed an alliance with any political party.
Trouble started when Pepple endorsed the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Siminialayi Fubara for Saturday’s election.
He said the reason for supporting a young and vibrant candidate from the South-East Senatorial District of Rivers State was due to the fact that the zone has not produced a governor in the state.
