Labour Party National Chairman Warns NLC President ajaero, Against Using Organization’s Resources for Political Ambitions
Comrade Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has cautioned Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), against utilizing the platform, funds, and resources of the NLC to pursue his ambitions of either presidency in 2027 or governorship of Imo State.
Abure made this declaration in Asaba, Delta State on Wednesday, responding to the closure of the Labour Party’s National Headquarters by protesting NLC members who demanded his immediate removal as National Chairman of the party.
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He denounced the “picketing” of the party’s office as politically motivated, branding it as a display of rascality and an abuse of office and the laws of the land.
He said: “I must state today that the leadership of NLC under Joe Ajaero is on the part of destroying the successes we have recorded in the 2023 general election.
“I had expected that as a responsible trade union centre, a responsible labour leader; number one should have teamed up with Labour Party to see how we can team up together to make the country better.
“Unfortunately and ironically too, the NLC is the one that is on the part of the war against Labour Party. I must state clearly that Ajaero as NLC President has not been able to organise a successful strike action. Not even a single protest or even picketing government establishment brought the government to accede to the numerous requests of workers.
“As we speak, there are unfair labour practices meted out to workers by several organisations in the country. I have not seen Joe Ajaero go to such organisations to picket them.”
While reiterating that Joe Ajaero is not a registered member of the Labour Party, Abure said the party is not owned by NLC as claimed by the labour union.
He said: “Over the past few years, NLC has been claiming ownership of Labour Party. l must state clearly that NLC is not the owner of Labour Party. The party is not owned by NLC.
“The law is very clear that you cannot picket an organisation where you do not have your workers. We are not the employers of NLC and they don’t have the legitimate reason to picket our office.
“We have no trade union dispute with NLC, there is no notice issued to us that we have a trade union dispute with NLC. This is clearly an abuse of office and abuse of the laws of the land.”