By  Daud Olatunji

ABEOKUTA—The Ogun State chapter of Labour Party, LP, has passed a vote of confidence on the new national leadership of the party led by Abdul Kareem Abdul Salam.

The party in the state at its Executive Meeting described the exit of former national Chairman of the party, Dan Nwanyanwu from the party as a good omen.

Both the chairman and Secretary of the party in the state, Olabode Simeon and Sunday Oginni respectively acussed Nwanyanwu of slowing the pace of the party.

The party also described the position of Board of Trustees as illegal and allien to the party’s constitution.

According to the secretary, the resignation of the former Chairman of Board of Trustees of the party is a good omen.

“We would believe that he is a cancer in the body of the Labour Party for the past 11 years. We also believe that the exit of Dan Nwanyanwu will bring fortune to the party .

“Today, we have our former National Secretary as the new national Chairman , on behalf of the leadership and members of the party in the state, we have passed a vote of confidence on the new leadership.

“We wish to say that the position of BoT is illegal in the constitution of Labour Party . So, we in Ogun state do not recognise anybody parading himself as a member of the BoT”, the party said.