The Labour Party has suspended its National Youth Leader, Anslem Eragbe, for purported gross misconduct.
This was confirmed by the LP National Secretary, Umar Ibrahim, through a statement released on Friday, October 21 in Abuja.
The suspension will last for six months.
Meanwhile, Ibrahim revealed the LP leaders gave the go-ahead for the suspension of Eragbe after reviewing the recommendations of a disciplinary committee set up by the party to investigate the allegations leveled against the youth leader.
The party has appointed Kennedy Ahanotu as its acting National Youth Leader.
The letter read:
“In compliance with the party’s constitution, as Amended, (2019) and the committee’s recommendations, you are hereby suspended from your duties as the National Youth Leader of the Labour Party for 6 (six) months, with immediate effect from 18th October 2022. The relevant organs of the party will within the period, meet to ratify the full recommendations of the disciplinary committee.”
