Abure to Ajero: Don’t use NLC resources to pursue your 2027 political ambition

National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, has accused President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, of causing friction between the party leadership and the labour group over the his (Ajero) alleged 2027 presidential ambition.

Abure was reacting to the NLC members picketing of the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday and the protesters’ demand for his dismissal.

He said Ajero was behind the protest and told him not to use the platform and resources of the NLC to pursue his ambition of either becoming the president of the country in 2027 or governor of Imo State.

Abure stated this in Asaba, Delta State, on Wednesday.

He said the “picketing” of the party’s office was politically motivated, describing it as a show of rascality and 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 path 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, (it) 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 path of 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 in order to bring 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.”

He also 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.”