The Transition Committee set up by the Nigeria Labour Congress to oversee the national and state congresses of the Labour Party has described plans by the embattled National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, to hold a separate convention as a breach to a court order.
The Chairman, Sub-committee on Media and Publicity, Tony Akeni, disclosed this in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday.
The transition committee has warned members of the party not to participate in the planned congress by Abure.
The NLC has been pushing to remove Abure as the LP National Chairman, declaring a convention that returned him as the party’s chairman as illegal.
Reacting to the call for a fresh congress by the Abure’s faction, Akeni said the call was illegal and in violation of the constitutional regulations of political parties in Nigeria.
In his words, “Julius Abure and his INEC discredited Nnewi convention in Anambra, Imo, Edo, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Sokoto, Ondo, Kaduna, Adamawa, and other states are acts of broad-day fraud, disobedience to an irrevocable court judgment, the Nigeria Electoral Act, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigeria constitution which established and regulates the affairs of political parties.
“Consequently, the Labour Party National Transition Committee hereby warns members of the general public who have bought or intend to buy Abure’s illegal congress forms, shall be doing so at their own risk and in vain.”
Akeni further disclosed that the intention of Julius Abure and his supporters is to ruin the foundation of Labour Party (LP) as a formidable opposition party and such won’t be tolerated.
“The well-defined blueprint between the Julius Abure Nnewi junta and their infiltrators from the two giant parties on the road to 2027 is to castrate, emasculate and ruin the Labour Party to its foundation as Nigeria’s most formidable opposition alternative, disarm the party from being Nigerian masses’ last hope and escape from state capture and the captivity of widespread electorate poverty.
“To avoid dire consequences, the National Transition Committee of the Labour Party hereby calls on Barr. Julius Abure, his Nnewi cabinet, intending congress aspirants, and those who support the playbook of their divisive sponsors against the progress of our party through Abure’s current expedition of rogue congresses to desist in their interest.
“There shall be severe consequences for violators, organizers, and participants alike. Therefore, do not participate in their foul play but wait for the lawful timetable of our party for state congresses and National Convention which the Labour Party National Transition Committee shall roll out and announce soon,” Akeni concluded.
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