The Labour Party (LP) has made a startling accusation against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
News About Nigeria reports that the party claims that the NLC is colluding with the federal government to demarket its presumptive 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
This accusation was made by the party’s Directorate on Mobilisation and Integration in a statement signed by the Director General, Mr. Marcel Ngogbehei.
The statement was a reaction to a claim made by the NLC National Transition Committee (NTC).
The NLC NTC had stated that Julius Abure was no longer the national chairman of the Labour Party.
However, the Labour Party has refuted this claim.
According to the party, Abure remains the authentic chairman recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the party’s highest decision-making organ.
The statement read: “We are calling on the NLC Transition Committee to stop demarketing our party and our 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
“We maintain that Barrister Julius Abure remains the authentic National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, as confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and our party’s highest decision-making organ.
“We urge the NLC NTC to be responsible enough to respect the reconciliation move initiated by His Excellency Peter Obi or seek legal redress if they have any case. Instead, the NLC NTC has become a destructive agent seemingly working for the government to eliminate any perceived opposition structures in the country.
“The citizens are groaning under government policies that have left Nigerian workers poorer. Rather than learning from the Oshiomole years of courageous leadership and engaging the government to protect the interests of Nigerian workers and citizens, the NLC NTC is busy meddling in political party affairs, attempting to demarket the only true opposition party in the country.
“To discerning minds, the NLC NTC is making itself a meddlesome interloper, with no place in law. If they have a case, it’s more responsible to approach the courts than carrying out destructive actions that benefit the current government.”
