THE leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has decided to go ahead with its contentious national convention on Wednesday, March 27, despite protests from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), some groups and individuals, including party chieftains.
The party leadership had earlier petitioned relevant government institutions requesting an urgent intervention to protect the party against further aggression from the NLC, which on its party, claiming ownership of LP, also wrote to the relevant government agencies, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stay away from the said convention, saying it was not part of it.
In four separate letters to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume; Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi; Ministry of Labour and Employment and Registrar of Trade Unions, Falonipe Amos, the party also called for disciplinary action to be taken against the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and other union leaders who spearheaded the alleged vandalisation of its properties.
The conflict over the control of the party heightened last Wednesday when NLC members picketed LP secretariats across the country to press home their demand for the resignation of LP National Chairman, Mr. Julius Abure.
The convention has suffered several shifts and changes in venue.
