The ongoing conflict between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the leadership of the Labour Party escalated today, as the labour union instructed its state councils and political commission to picket Labour Party secretariats across the country.
This was contained in a letter signed by the chairperson of the NLC Political Commission, Titus Amba, and the secretary, Chris Uyot.
According to the letter, the directive is coming after a meeting of the NLC National Political Commission and the leadership of the NLC State Councils and State Political Committees, which took place virtually on March 19, 2024.
The National Working Committee of the Labour Party had accused Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, of making desperate attempts to replace Julius Abure, the Labour Party National Chairman.
The allegation was a response to an open letter written by the political wing of the NLC, 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.
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 deemed the planned convention illegal and is demanding the immediate resignation of Abure as the party chairman.
They are also calling for the formation of a caretaker transition committee to organise a legitimate and all-inclusive national convention for the party.
However, the LP leadership strongly opposed the directive, alleging that it was driven by Ajaero’s supposed desire to become the next national chairman of the party.
NLC said Abure has lost the confidence of most of the critical stakeholders in the party.
The body re-empahsized that the Labour Party belongs to the NLC, while stressing that Abure violated a court order on the ownership of the party