By Cosmas Enahoro (Edo State Correspondent, in Benin City)
The Edo State chapter of Labour Party has disclaimed a purported guidelines and time table for the Edo governorship primary of the party issued by one Dr Abayomi Arabambi which is being circulated by a section of the media.
A press release by the Publicity Secretary of the Edo State Labour Party, Comrade Sam Uroupa, noted that the said Dr Abayomi Arabambi is neither a member of Labour Party nor its official and therefore lacks the locus standi to issue any statement on behalf of the party.
The statement reads thus: "The attention of the Edo State Chapter of Labour Party (LP) has been drawn to the release of a purported time table of activities for Edo State governorship primary and signed by one Dr Abayomi Arabambi ahead the 2024 gubernatorial election.
"The Edo State chapter of Labour Party wish to state as follows: That the national secretariat of the Labour Party has not released guidelines for the nomination of the party's candidate for the Edo State 2024 governorship election.
"The said Dr Abayomi Arabambi who issued the purported guidelines and timetable for the Labour Party in respect of the Edo State Labour Party gubernatorial primaries is not a member of Labour Party and therefore lacks the locus to formulate guidelines for the Edo State Labour Party gubernatorial primaries and issue same to the public
"The Edo State chapter of Labour Party has a communication channel with the national secretariat of the party and this imposter - Dr Abayomi Arabambi - is not in any way connect with chain of communication.
While appealing to the party's governorship aspirants for the Edo governorship election, its members and the general public to disregard the purported guidelines, the statement assured that the public will be duly informed of the activities lined up for the Edo governorship primary when the party's national secretariat issues the guidelines and time table.
"The general public will be duly informed through the appropriate Labour Party communication channel the guidelines and timetable for the party's governorship primary for the Edo State 2024 gubernatorial election when it is issued by the national secretariat of Labour Party.
"We appeal to all the Labour Party governorship aspirants in Edo State, all party members, our teeming supporters in Edo State and the general public to disregard the guidelines and timetable for the Edo State governorship election as issued by Dr Abayomi Arabambi as he's not a member of Labour Party", the statement said. NNL.
