On Wednesday, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, protested at the national secretariat of the Labour Party in Abuja against the party’s upcoming national convention scheduled for the end of the month.
Additionally, the congress called for the removal of the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure.
The NLC leadership accused Abure of planning to hold a “secret” convention without the inputs of major stakeholders.
The planned convention has pitched Abure against the NLC and the House of Representatives caucus.
The workers accused Abure of planning to destroy the Labour Party.
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Policemen obstructed protesting workers from entering the party secretariat. The National Working Committee of the Labour Party accused Ajaero of trying to replace Abure, responding to an open letter from the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission.
The letter raised allegations against Abure and the NWC, claiming that they had put forward plans for a national convention in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, on March 27.
“That given the intransigence of the National Chairman of the Labour Party to unilaterally hold a National Convention of the Labour Party, financial rascality and contempt for the leadership of the NLC, the NLC State Councils and State Political Committees should mobilise workers to picket all the State Secretariats of the Labour Party, scheduled for Wednesday, 20th March 2024,” the letter partly read.
The convention was said to be aimed at re-electing Abure as the sole administrator of the Labour Party, with concerns of secrecy surrounding the event.
The political wing of the NLC sees the planned convention as illegal and wants Abure to resign as party chairman. They’re asking for a caretaker transition committee to organize a legitimate national convention. LP leadership believes this demand is motivated by Ajaero’s desire to become the next national chairman.
