The National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Comrade Julius Abure, has cautioned the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero, against utilizing the resources and influence of the NLC to pursue his political aspirations of contesting for the presidency in 2027 or the governorship of Imo State.
Speaking in Asaba, Delta State on Wednesday, Abure responded to the closure of the Labour Party’s National Headquarters by protesting members of the NLC, who demanded his immediate removal as National Chairman.
He condemned the protest as politically motivated, labeling it as an act of rascality and an abuse of office and the nation’s laws.
Abure emphasized: “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 center, a responsible labor 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 war against Labour Party. I must state clearly that Ajaero as NLC President has not been able to organize a successful strike action. Not even a single protest or even picketing government establishment in order to bring government to accede to the numerous requests of workers.
“As we speak, there are unfair labor practices meted out to workers by several organizations in the country. I have not seen Joe Ajaero go to such organizations to picket them.”
Abure reiterated that Joe Ajaero is not a registered member of the Labour Party and emphasized that the party is not owned by the NLC as claimed by the labor union.
He clarified: “Over the past few years, NLC has been claiming ownership of Labour Party. I 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 organization 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.”
