Nigerian governor, 2 senators, 3 House of Reps members suspended, reason emerges

• Abia authorities politician Alex Otti has been suspended from the Labour Party implicit the allegation of anti-party activities
• Also suspended are Senator Ireti Kingibe, Senator Darlington Nwokocha, and 3 different national lawmakers for the aforesaid reason
• The Labour Party bigwigs were suspended by Julius Abure's faction of the party, saying the determination followed a disciplinary committee report

The Labour Party enactment situation has taken a caller magnitude arsenic Governor Alex Otti of Abia State was suspended implicit the allegation of anti-party activities.

For the aforesaid reason, the enactment besides announced the suspension of 5 national lawmakers elected connected the level of the Labour Party successful the 2023 elections.

Labour Party suspends Governor Alex Otti and 5 national lawmakers Photo Credit: @NgLabour
Source: Twitter

List of senators, reps Labour Party suspended

The affected national lawmakers included Senator Ireti Kingibe, Senator Darlington Nwokocha, Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, Hon. Amobi Ogah, and Hon. Seyi Sowunmi.

Julius Abure-led faction of the party's nationalist secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, announced the suspension of the politician and the national lawmakers successful a connection connected Wednesday, May 7.

On Friday, May 2, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the faction acceptable up a five-man disciplinary committee chaired by its lawman nationalist chairman, Ayo Olorunfem, the factional nationalist secretary, Ibrahim and 3 different members.

Why Labour Party suspended Otti, national lawmakers

The committee is saddled with the work of investigating the Abia state politician and different members of the enactment implicit the alleged anti-party activities.

The connection reads:

“The Disciplinary Committee has concluded its duty and has submitted its study to the enactment leadership. The National Executive of the enactment met today, May 7th, 2025, and aft exhaustive deliberation successful enactment with powers donated to it by the Party Constitution, has ratified the proposal arsenic submitted by the Disciplinary Committee.“Consequent upon that, the pursuing members of the enactment person been suspended from the enactment and each its activities, indefinitely and with contiguous effect.“Dr. Alex Otti; Senator Ireti Kingibe; Senator Darlington Nwokocha; Hon. Victor Afam Ogene; Hon. Amobi Ogah; Hon. Seyi Sowunmi“By this suspension, these erstwhile members of the enactment volition nary longer enactment for and connected behalf of the party. All acrophobic institutions, including the Nigeria Governors Forum, the National Assembly, INEC, and information agencies, among others, are to instrumentality note.”

The enactment besides explained that the sanction of Nenadi Usman, the president of the caretaker committee acceptable up by Peter Obi, the 2023 statesmanlike campaigner of the Labour Party, was not included successful the suspension list, due to the fact that she was not a Labour Party member.

Labour Party suspends Governor Alex Otti Photo Credit: @NgLabour
Source: Twitter

Obi ex-campaign main resigned from Labour Party

Legit.ng earlier reported that Oseloka Obaze, a salient fig successful Anambra politics and erstwhile Secretary to the State Government, has tendered his resignation from the Labour Party (LP), citing a nonaccomplishment of assurance successful the party’s nationalist enactment and interior processes.

In a ceremonial missive addressed to the enactment president successful his Ochuche Ward 406, Ogbaru Local Government Area, Obaze stated that helium could nary longer align himself with a enactment that has “repeatedly failed” to uphold antiauthoritarian values.

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Source: Legit.ng