The Labour Party (LP) leadership crisis worsened on Monday after Julius Abure, the National Chairman, vehemently denied allegations that there was a leadership void in the party.
Speaking at the party’s National Secretariat in Utako, Abuja, where the National Executive Committee (NEC) is now convening, Abure said that any such claim was a “nullity.”
“There is no void in the Labour Party’s leadership. Abure denied assertions made by opposing groups within the party, saying, “The Supreme Court’s ruling did not specify that the current National Working Committee (NWC) under my leadership has reached the end of its term.
The so-called National Caretaker Committee, he added, is “an illegal body unknown to any law guiding the Labour Party.”
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“What transpired in Umuahia, Abia State, was not a NEC meeting; therefore, the so-called caretaker committee is an illegal entity,” Abure went on. The supposed caretaker committee is merely an intrusive outsider who is only interested in destroying our party.
Abure maintained his stance, but the Obi/Otti faction of the Labour Party has set Wednesday, April 9th, in Abuja as the date of its own NEC meeting.
A Town Hall Engagement with important stakeholders would take place at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel after the meeting, according to a statement released by Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR).
The conference, according to POMR spokeswoman Ibrahim Umar, was a significant follow-up to the Supreme Court decision that essentially put a stop to Abure’s term.
The announcement highlighted the wide range of representatives anticipated at the conference, including members of the House of Representatives, current and former senators, and the 2023 vice presidential candidate.
According to the POMR’s announcement, the meeting would be attended by officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) Political Commission, former governorship candidates, and members of the National Caretaker Committee.
