Ajaero led NLC destabilizing our Party, not government – LP
By Tom Okpe
The Julius Abure led faction of the Labour Party, LP, has informed that the Joe Ajaero led Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is destabilising the Party, and not the Federal Government, under President BOola Ahmed Tinubu.
The Party also said the NLC President, Ajaero who is now sounding like a broken record, restated his resolve to invade the National and State Secretariats of the Party, with his armies, with the intention to take over the Party forcefully.
According to the LP National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh in Abuja on Wednesday, attention of the Party leadership has been drawn to yet another illegal and purported stakeholders meeting that was held today, Wednesday, by the NLC, led by Ajero, including Nenadi Usman and others, wherein, they alleged that the LP is being destabilized by otheFederal Government because of the Party’s potentials.
He said: “We must state clearly and categorically that if there is any person or organization that has destabilized the Party or who is working to destabilize the Party, it is no other person than Ajero and the NLC.
“We must also state here that after the general election in 2023, the Party had no issues, no faction and disagreement in the Party. It was Ajero who went ahead to illegally, unprofessionally and unconstitutionally set up a so-called Transition Committee which went all over the place, debasing image of the Party.
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“It was the same Committee set up by Ajero that was going to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, everyday, constituting nuisance, all in attempt to destabilize the Party, mobilizing people, including old and retired men, including Abdulawaheed Omar, Comrade Ejiofor, Lawson Osagie and Prof Theophilus Ndubaku; men who should be resting after many years of serving their fatherland, to go against the interest of the Party.
“Nigerians all over, have asked Ajero to concentrate on his primary assignment to fight for the welfare of workers. The regulatory body in charge of the Labour Union in the Ministry of Labour has also, publicly admonished Ajero to excuse himself from matters concerning politics and to face his legitimate assignment as a defender of workers right.
“We put it on record that Ajero’s led NLC in all its ramifications has failed the Nigerian workers as shown by his last May Day speech. Today, Nigeria workers are oppressed, the economy is not working, there are unfair practices against workers, and nobody speaks for the oppressed workers in Nigeria, yet Ajero is busy plotting his future political ambition and toiling with the welfare of workers.
“Over the past few years, instead of the NLC to be in support of the Party, for it to draw strength from the Labour movement as it’s done in some Scandinavian countries such as Brazil, Australia amongst others, what we found in Nigeria is a reversed approach were the NLC which ought to be a source of strength, is constituting itself, a destabilizing factor for the LP.”
The NPS further noted that since 2015, this same NLC was the one that set up the Caretaker Committee that is unknown to the Party constitution, headed by one Salisu Mohammed.
“If there is any group or persons who have worked against the interest of the Party, it is NLC and Joe Ajero. So he should not shift the blame to any person, he should squarely take responsibility for what ever is happening in the Party today.
“We are also calling on all genuine members of the Party to distance themself from the illegal activities of the Nenadi Usman group and their ploy to manipulate unsuspecting Party members from parting with their hard earned money through the illegal Congresses they are planning.
“They do not have the powers to conduct any party activity, congresses inclusive. Be warned,” the Party stated.
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