- By Halimah Olamide
The crisis between the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Labour Party degenerated on Wednesday as congress ordered nationwide picketing of party offices. NLC Leaders said they cannot sit down in their house and allow an intruder to come and take it over. Ordering members to take over the party’s offices across the country, the leadership of the NLC said the National Chairman of the LP, Julius Abure, must step aside. Details later…
A circular addressed to the chairpersons of all NLC State Councils/Political Commissions dated March 19, 2024 which was titled: “Picketing All Labour Party Offices Nationwide,” was jointly signed by Chairperson and Secretary, NLC Political Commission, Comrade Titus Amba and Comrade Chris Uyot respectively.
They said the picketing was hinged on the unilateral decision of the National Chairman of the Party, Mr Julius Abure, to hold a National Convention of the Labour Party, amid alleged financial misdeeds and contempt for the leadership of the NLC.
It reads: “We bring you fraternal greetings from the Nigeria Labour Congress. Sequel to 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 the 19th of March 2024, it was resolved as follows:
“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.