NLC leaders occupy Labour Party headquarters, demand Abure removal

NLC leaders occupy Labour Party headquarters, demand Abure removal

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday stormed the Labour Party (LP) headquarters in the Utako area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in protest against the leadership of the party.

The protesters led by the acting Chairman of the Political Commission of the Congress, Theophilus Ndubuaku, demanded the immediate removal of Julius Abure as the national chairman of the party on the ground that he was not properly elected as the national chairman of the Labour Party.

The NLC political commission chairman also claimed that the planned convention of the party under the leadership of Abure was an illegal one.

The planned convention which is said to be scheduled for Umuahia, the Abia State capital, on March 27, was alleged by the NLC to be aimed at re-electing Abure as the sole administrator of the Labour Party.

The NLC is demanding the formation of a caretaker transition committee to organise an all-inclusive national convention for the party.

Although no official of the party was at the headquarters, the labour leaders effectively occupied the premises of the party as officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force kept an eye on the secretariat to avoid vandalization.

The union members chanted songs against Abure, accusing the party chairman of embezzling funds.