THE Labour Party (LP), still bedeviled by internal crisis, has protested the planned stakeholders meeting by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), describing such as a jamboree by drama boys, illegal and outcome a nullity.
The party’s faction led by the embattled National Chairman, Julius Abure, purportedly re-elected at its recent disowned national convention in Nnewi, Anambra State, boycotted by most stakeholders, who had called for shift to enable adequate and proper consultation.
The outcome has since been disowned by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), which did not monitor the exercise, as required by law, to make it authentic
In a statement on Sunday, April 7, LP factional National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said that it had come to the knowledge of the leadership of a letter of invitation trending in some sections of the media, purportedly written by some desperate characters in the NLC, inviting some Nigerians to an illegal stakeholders meeting, scheduled to hold on Monday in Abuja, wherein they propose to appoint a caretaker committee for the Labour Party.
“This meeting, being organised by some drama boys and attention-seeking personalities in the NLC, is illegal, as we have not authorised it and it is not supported by any law in the land and therefore its outcome, a nullity.
“We are, therefore, calling on all genuine members of the party to disregard and shun the meeting.
“Few days ago, the Federal Government raise the electricity tariff to about 300 per cent and the NLC has neither responded to it or has called out its members to protest the increment, but it is quick to convene an unlawful meeting of disgruntled members who are not even party members.
“We are calling on the law enforcement agencies to rise up to the occasion and abort this gathering, which may likely degenerate to public nuisance.
“NLC does not have any proprietary right over the Labour Party and therefore cannot continue to lay claim to its ownership.”
