ABURE SUPPORTERS STAGE A PROTEST IN ABUJA AMID THE LP CRISIS

Babatunji Wusu –

Protesters came to the streets in Gudu, Abuja, on Monday, supporting the Labour Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, and protesting what they saw as the Nigeria Labour Congress’ (NLC) intervention in the party’s internal affairs.

The demonstrators, carrying placards with varied inscriptions, began their march from the newly formed Abuja chapter secretariat.

The NLC accused Abure of serving as the sole administrator of the LP’s affairs.

Consequently, the NLC approved a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the party’s national chair and demanded his resignation.

The public has been attracted by the conflict between the two organizations, raising issues about the legality of NLC’s activities against LP, as well as the underlying causes and repercussions of their disagreement.

According to Vanguard’s investigation, the ongoing quarrel between the Labour Party’s Julius Abure-led National Working Committee and the Nigeria Labour Congress led by Joe Ajaero endangers the Labour Party’s future as a whole.

It was determined that the underlying reason of the conflict was a struggle for control of the party’s structure.

Major party players have accused Abure of operating the party as if it were his own estate, despite his repeated denials.

Meanwhile, the Labour Party’s (LP) National Working Committee (NWC) has objected to the planned Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) meeting to decide whether Julius Abure should be reinstated as the party’s national chairman.

It was previously reported that all key stakeholders and members of the NLC Political Commission have received invitations to the conference, which will take place in Abuja.

According to The Punch, the unions are suggesting a caretaker committee to assume charge of the party, among other things that will be decided at the conference.

Obiora Ifoh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, responded in a statement on Monday, calling the scheduled meeting a nullity and an illegal jamboree of some ‘drama boys.’

Ifoh reportedly urged law officials to disband the gathering and pursue the unions before their planned action ‘degenerates into a public disturbance.’