Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Chris Johnson
Published on 2024-04-10 11:30:39
The Labour Party, LP, issued a warning to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, cautioning them against attempting to remove the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee, NWC. The LP stated that the NLC does not have the authority to take such action.
In a statement released by the National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the LP denounced the stakeholders’ meeting convened by the NLC as an illegal assembly consisting of a few disgruntled former members and individuals who are not recognized as card-carrying members of the party. The LP accused the NLC’s Political Commission of being a front for Comrade Joe Ajaero, with the intention of furthering his political ambitions for 2027.
The statement highlighted that the group has been instructed by Ajaero to create discord within the Labour Party by positioning itself as a platform for dissidents who recently lost a leadership battle in court. The LP emphasized that the Political Commission of the NLC is not recognized by the Labour Party and therefore lacks the power to convene a meeting of stakeholders to make decisions that would bind a legally constituted party leadership.
The LP also raised concerns about the alleged political pact between the NLC leadership and the current All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to destabilize the opposition. The statement pointed out the failed attempts by the NLC to take over the party leadership through various means, including illegal picketing, introduction of a non-existing Board of Trustees, and stakeholder meetings comprising former members and non-members.
The LP emphasized that decisions made at the stakeholders’ meeting convened by the NLC are considered null, void, and of no effect as they lack legitimacy. The party reiterated its support for the Abure-led NWC, citing the party’s successes in the 2023 general elections and its contributions to Nigeria’s political landscape.
The statement called on Ajaero to prioritize his role as President of the NLC and address the challenges facing Nigerian workers instead of pursuing political ambitions. The LP expressed its commitment to rebuilding the party and urged genuine party members to join hands in achieving this goal. The party also stated its readiness to seek legal redress if necessary and urged its supporters to remain calm, as justice will prevail in the end.
The Labour Party’s response followed Monday’s resolution by the NLC Political Commission at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja. The unionists voided the national convention that returned Abure and his NWC members to office and announced plans to set up a transition committee to oversee the party’s affairs until new officers are elected in three months.
Additionally, NLC’s resolution called for a forensic audit of the LP’s bank accounts in response to allegations of corruption, forgery, and fraud leveled against the party leadership by its presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
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