NLC orders members to picket Labour Party secretariats nationwide

NLC orders members to picket Labour Party secretariats nationwide

The ongoing conflict between the Nigeria Labour Congress and
the leadership of the Labour Party escalated on Wednesday, 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 obtained on
Wednesday and signed by the chairperson of the NLC Political Commission, Titus
Amba, and the secretary, Chris Uyot.

 

The letter was dated Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

 

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.

 

“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.

 

According to a report by PUNCH Online on Saturday March 16,
the National Working Committee of the Labour Party accused Joe Ajaero, the
President of the NLC, of making desperate attempts to replace Julius Abure, the
Labour Party National Chairman.

 

The allegation was a response to an open letter written on
Friday 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.

 

Reacting in a statement titled ‘Resign as NLC President to
Contest LP Chairmanship, Labour Party advises Joe Ajero,’ the National
Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, made it clear that the party’s
leadership does not feel obligated to follow the directives of non-party
members who are unionists.

 

“In view of the soon to be held all-inclusive national
convention of the Labour Party, the NLC State Councils and the NLC Political
Committees should immediately embark on a statewide mobilisation of workers to
join the NLC Political Commission and the Labour Party.

 

“The NLC State Council and State Political Committees should
work with our civil society allies, students, traders, and professionals to
ensure that the picketing and mobilisation are successfully executed,” the
Tuesday directive concluded.

Source: NLC orders members to picket Labour Party secretariats nationwide

 - NigerianEye
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