By Mike Aladenika.
A group, in Edo Labour Party under the eagies of Concerned Patriots of Labour Party have condemned the suspension of the party's candidate for Orhionmwon/ Uhumode Federal Constituency in the 2023 general elections, Murphy Imasuen describing the suspension as a conspiracy by some officials of the Edo chapter of Labour Party to thwart the diligent prosecution of the candidate's petition pending before the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal.
In a statement issued, at a press briefing, in Benin city by the Concerned Patriots of Labour Party, jointly signed by the group's Acting state chairman, Ehiwe Ikuoyemwen, Legal Adviser, I. P. Igbuan (Esq), Secretary, Comrade Blessing Agho and Publicity Secretary, Jegede Idemudia, called on the general public to ignore what they called the rumoured suspension of Murphy Imasuen, Blessing Agho and two others from Labour Party, describing it as "a grand design to divert attention from the criminal substitution of Murphy Imasuen as the candidate for Orhionmon Uhumode Federal Constituency in the 2023 general election with another candidate, Hon. Elizabeth Ativie, which the Supreme Court dismissed on 30th May, 2023, affirming Murphy Imasuen as the duly nominated Labour Party candidate for the election.
The Kelly Ogbaloi led Edo State chapter of Labour Party, last week suspended Murphy Imasuen, Blessing Agho and two others for anti-party activities.
Reacting further to the suspension, the group presented to the media, correspondence between the Solicitors of Murphy Imasuen, K. O. Obamogie &Co and the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on the affidavit submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to substitute Murphy Imasuen with Hon. Elizabeth Ativie which he said the court described as forged.
"Hon. Murphy Paul Imasuen has the right to join any political party of his choice at any time. He joined the Labour Party and met with the requirements to be candidate of the party. Despite the distractions and with no financial contribution from the leadership of the party, Murphy Imasuen mobilized his good will and spent his resources to organize the party to victory in the House of Representatives election in Orhionmwon/Uhumwode Federal Constituency.
"Hon. Murphy Paul Imasuen is a victorious, loyal and dedicated member /leader of Labour Party in Nigeria. The rhetoric and criminal misinformation of his suspension cannot alter the fact that these delinquents are no longer members of Labour Party and have no locus to make any pronouncement concerning the affairs of Labour Party in Nigeria ".
The group also said, "following the communique issued at the end of the NEC meeting in Bauchi which suspended all the state Chairmen and Secrtaries of Labour Party, the Ogbaloi team has no locus to have suspended anyone let alone suspending Mr Murphy Imasuen.
"It should also be known that following this suspension, Kelly Ogbaloi and his cohot should stop to parrade themselves as the true leader and party executives of the party.
The group then urged the general public and members of Labour Party to ignore the antics of those who purport to have suspended Murphy Imasuen and others from Labour Party.
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