Labour Unions Challenge Labour Party Leadership: The NLC vs Julius Abure
Labour Party Stuns INEC with Unforeseen Power Seizure Strategy as Outlined by NLC
In a turn of events, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has penned a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), aiming to revoke the recognition granted to the Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party.
Addressing a gathering in Abuja, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, revealed the organization's intentions of orchestrating a surprise intrusion into party secretariats scattered across the states, currently under the control of Abure's supporters. Ajaero hinted at forthcoming decisions on this matter during the NLC's impending National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
"Once our NEC convenes, the day of reckoning for the Labour Party leadership will be upon us." Ajaero declared emphasis on the word "upon."
He further stated that Labour Party, being an institutional party solely owned by the trade unions, lacks any validity without their involvement.
"Clarify me if I'm wrong, but isn't it absurd to claim ownership over the Labour Party devoid of the trade unions?" Ajaero questioned with a hint of incredulity.
This latest move by the NLC intensifies the divide between the labour union and the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC), whose term the union believes has expired. Tensions escalated following the controversial party convention held in Nnewi, Anambra State, which the NLC declined to endorse. The rift stems from Abure's continued leadership disregarding an agreement previously reached between party stakeholders and the unions.
"Running the Labour Party absent the participation of the workers is nothing less than plagiarism." Ajaero stated emphatically, asserting the NLC's territorial claim on the Labour Party.
While the NLC remained tight-lipped about the planned secretariat takeovers' specific date, Ajaero stressed the importance of maintaining an element of surprise in their strategy.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has upheld the legitimacy of the Abure-led NWC, affirming the supremacy of political parties in internal affairs. Despite this legal backing, the row between the NLC and the Labour Party persists.
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- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to revoke the recognition of Julius Abure's leadership in the Labour Party.
- Joe Ajaero, NLC President, has hinted at a surprise intrusion into Labour Party secretariats across states, scheduled during the NLC's next National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
- Ajaero has questioned the legitimacy of the Labour Party's ownership claim without the involvement of trade unions.
- The rift between the NLC and Abure's National Working Committee (NWC) deepened following the controversial party convention in Nnewi, Anambra State, which the NLC declined to endorse.
- Ajaero has labeled running the Labour Party without worker participation as "plagiarism," asserting the NLC's territorial claim on the party.
- Despite the Supreme Court upholding the legitimacy of Abure's NWC, the ongoing dispute between the NLC and Labour Party persists, with the former preparing for secretariat takeovers while stressing the importance of surprise in their strategy.
