Fijabi Olanrewaju
THE Labour Party (LP) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) working in cahoots with hired thugs and some miscreants in concert with Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee (NCC), and the National Transition Committee (NTC) to invade the National Secretariat of the party.
Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the National Secretary of the party, in a statement, while quoting an unnamed source, said the invasion which is allegedly funded by the Abia State government and one other prominent leader in the party is expected to commence as from Monday 7th of April 2025.
Alhaji Ibrahim further alleged that during the invasion, the NLC will attempt an unlawful break and entry into offices at the national headquarters with the aim of carting away sensitive documents and also vandalise the properties belonging to the party.
“We view this action which is capable of breaching the peace of the Federal Capital Territory as irresponsible and evidence of desperation on the part of the NLC. The Labour Union, which the laws that founded it forbid them from partisan politics, has on different occasions in the past mobilised miscreants to desecrate the National Headquarters of the party and vandalise the properties.
“It must be noted that the judgment of the Supreme Court delivered on the 5th of April, 2025 is very clear and unambiguous. The judgment simply mandates political parties to always resolve their crisis using internal mechanisms, and that the issue of leadership is an internal affair of the political parties. There is nowhere in the judgment that gave NLC, National Caretaker Committee or any other body by whatever nomenclature to take over the leadership of the Labour Party.
“There is a leadership in place in the Labour Party and Barrister Julius Abure who was validly elected at a convention held in March 2024 remains the National Chairman of the Labour Party. Any attempt to forcefully usurp the present leadership will be resisted.
“We are by this statement calling on the attention of the security agencies including the Police, and the DSS amongst others to ensure that any activity that is capable of breaching the peace of the FCT must be nipped in the bud and that the masterminds, no matter how high they might be, are apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law.”
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