Labour Party accuses Abia state govt, others, of allegedly planning invasion of it’s national secretariat | Read Details
The National leadership of the Labour Party, has vowed to resist any form of invasion of it’s secretariat in Abuja.
The party in a statement issued on Sunday by it’s national secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, said it got intel of a planned invasion of it’s secretariat on Monday, April 7 by the National Labour Congress, NLC, hired thugs and members of the “illegal” Nenadi Usman led National Caretaker Committee (NCC), and the National Transition Committee (NTC).
The statement further stated that it was informed by a source that the planned invasion is allegedly funded by the “Abia state government and one other prominent leader in the party”.
The Labour party described the proposed invasion as irresponsible and an evidence of desperation on the NLC, warning that it is capable of breaching the peace of the Federal Capital Territory.
It further restated that the supreme court judgment delivered on Friday, April 4, is clear as “the judgement simply mandates political parties to always resolve their crisis using internal mechanism, and that the issue of leadership is an internal affairs of the political parties.”
“There is no where in the judgement that gave NLC, National Caretaker Committee or any other body by whatever nomenclature to take over the leadership of the Labour Party.
There is a leadership in place in the Labour Party and Barrister Julius Abure who was validly elected at a convention held in March 2024 still remains the National Chairman of the Labour Party. Any attempt to forcefully usurp the present leadership will be resisted” the statement added.
The Labour party called on security agencies ” to ensure that any activity that is capable of breaching the peace of the FCT must be nipped in the bud and that the masterminds, no matter how high they might be, are apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law. ”
Read the full statement below;
Planned Invasion of Labour Party Offices will be resisted – LP Scribe
It has come to the knowledge of the leadership of the Labour Party that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC is mobilizing its members, hired thugs and some miscreants in concert with the illegal Nenadi Usman led National Caretaker Committee (NCC), and the National Transition Committee (NTC) to invade the National Secretariat of our party.
According to the source, the invasion which is allegedly funded by the Abia state government and one other prominent leader in the party is expected to commence as from Monday 7th of April 2025.
During the invasion, the NLC will attempt an unlawful break and entry into offices at the national headquarters with the aim of carting away sensitive documents and to also vandalise the properties belonging to the party.
We view this action which is capable of breaching the peace of the Federal Capital Territory as irresponsible and an evidence of desperation on the NLC. The Labour Union which the laws that founded it forbids them from partisan politics has at different occasions in the past mobilized miscreants to desecrate the National Headquarters of the party and vandalised the properties.
It must be noted that the judgement of the Supreme Court delivered on the 5th of April, 2025 is very clear and unambiguous. The judgement simply mandates political parties to always resolve their crisis using internal mechanism, and that the issue of leadership is an internal affairs of the political parties. There is no where in the judgement that gave NLC, National Caretaker Committee or any other body by whatever nomenclature to take over the leadership of the Labour Party
There is a leadership in place in the Labour Party and Barrister Julius Abure who was validly elected at a convention held in March 2024 still remains the National Chairman of the Labour Party. Any attempt to forcefully usurp the present leadership will be resisted.
We are by this statement calling on the attention of the security agencies including the Police, the DSS amongst others to ensure that any activity that is capable of breaching the peace of the FCT must be nipped in the bud and that the masterminds, no matter how high they might be, are apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law.
SIGN
Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim
National Secretary
Labour Party
06/04/2025
