The factional leader of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has opened up about his controversial visit to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, at his residence in Abuja.
Abure, while speaking at the party’s factional National Executive Committee (NEC) on Monday, said his visit to the FCT Minister was misinterpreted by many.
Recall the factional Labour Party’s National Chairman meeting with Wike had come as a surprise to many.
The meeting also caused an outrage among party members and supporters of Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
However, making clarifications on his visit to Wike, Abure said his meeting with the FCT minister was a private affair.
His words, “Last week, I met with the FCT minister, and it attracted a lot of comments, a lot of misconceptions, and a lot of talk about the photographic events.
“Now that we have the privilege of convening this meeting, it’s an opportunity for me to make a few brief remarks.
“I want to say, firstly and very clearly, that I am in Nigeria. I live in the FCT, and Nyesom Wike is the FCT minister,” Abure noted.
He further stated that as a Nigerian, he possesses the right to associate with any individual of his choice including public office holders.
“I have the right, as a Nigerian, to interface and interact with anybody—with any public officer in the federal government of Nigeria.
“The meeting was privileged and, therefore, was purely a private meeting,” Abure added.
