From Idu Jude Abuja
The leadership of the Labour Party has decried the arrest of its National Vice Chairman, South East, Comrade Ceekay Igara by the men of Nigeria Police allegedly on the orders of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti.
Obiora Ifoh the National Publicity Secretary of the party said in a press statement that Comrade Igara was arrested in Aba while holding party meeting with some of the party leaders when they were surrounded by the police and whisked away without any warrant.
“Labour Party leadership is totally in shock over this development particularly as it is coming on the orders of the party’s only state governor.
“Labour Party is still at a loss over what may have caused some people a few months ago who stood by the party during our convention but suddenly turned to launch the worst offensive at the leadership.”
Meanwhile, the party has said that since the courts have affirmed leadership of Barrister Julius Abure and declared the Nnewi Convention valid, the party had subsequently issued an olive branch to some of them, hoping that they will seize the golden opportunity to retrace his steps and reintegrate themselves into the party “we are sincerely at a loss as to why he is still working hard to destabilise and destroy the same party that gave him shelter when he needed it most.
“It is surprisingly that he has resorted to introducing brute and anachronistic form of political intimidation. The arrest of our zonal chairman is the height of their political savagery and an indication of a kind of person they really are.
“It is often said that power does not change a man, rather power only brings out the true nature of a man. We were fooled by his humane posture, not knowing that he was just masquerading his tyrannical true person.
“We are, therefore, demanding the immediate release of Comrade Ceekay Igara from the custody of the police or charge him to court within the next 24 four hours as specified by the law.”
