Invasion of LP secretariat by NLC, is a shame, show of rascality, abuse of office, law – Abure

The National Chairman of Labour Party, LP, Comrade Julius Abure has described the acclaimed invasion of the party’s secretariat by the members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, as a show of shame, a show of rascality, an abuse of office and an abuse of the law of the land.

Abure made this known through in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by the National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh.

The statement reads in part: “what we saw was a show of shame, a show of rascality, an abuse of office and an abuse of the law of the land.

“Nigeria Labour congress is subject to the law. NLC under Joe Ajaero is not above the law and the law precludes Ajaero and the leadership of NLC to take law into their hands. Where they besieged the office, broke the fence, destroy the gates, unlawfully took possession of the Secretariat and destroyed properties worth millions of naira. Properties stolen including monies made for the payment of salaries and other official purposes. This is unfortunate. It is becoming unbecoming.

“I must state today that the leadership of NLC under Joe Ajaero is on the part of destroying the successes we have recorded in the 2023 general election.

I had expected that as a responsible trade union centre, a responsible labour leader; he should have teamed up with Labour Party to see how we can team up together to make the country better. Unfortunately and ironically too, the NLC is the one that is on the part of war against Labour Party” he stated.

The National chairman of LP, Abure further described as false the allegations of attempting to organize a secret national convention for the party.

“Let me also state here that the propaganda they have been carrying around that we are planning a secret convention is totally false. The NEC met April 2023 in Asaba and granted the permission that the convention must hold in one year.

“We started planning for the Convention since then. We communicated INEC as requested by the law. We have also informed all the stakeholders including NLC. I have discussed the issue with Ajaero on several occasions. NLC on their own has written to INEC on several occasions on the need to hold the convention, we are surprised that the same NLC is the one that is asking that convention should not hold again. He has ulterior motives and we will not allow him to hijack the party” he vowed.