Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, the Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission, has argued that some individuals are funding the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party in an attempt to undermine the party.
He made the claim in an interview with Punch on Monday, when he discussed the turmoil engulfing the Labour Party and the reasons behind the Nigeria Labour Congress’s (NLC) refusal to acknowledge Abure as the party’s National Chairman.
Abure is merely operating a publicity machine, according to Ndubuaku, and the truth will soon come to light.
“We are familiar with Abure’s leadership. I’m not sure whether you know, but as I talk to you, the Inspector General of Police has indicted Abure. You know? As he stated in the interview.
Although Abure has not been charged in court, Professor Ndubuaku stated that the indictment against him is fresh. Abure allegedly falsified court records as well.
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“Yes. They haven’t vacated it. He is never charged in court. A formal letter of indictment was written to that effect. However, he was not prosecuted. We are discussing the same Abure who falsified court records. We’re waiting to see how the court will rule and try to impose its will on the Labour Party. He went on to say, “The only governor in his party has rejected this man.”
Ndubuaku stated in the interview that Abure’s stance is not supported by the recent Appeal Court decision regarding the leadership of the Labour Party.
He went on to say that before the matter is heard by the Supreme Court, the attorneys are reviewing the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the ruling.
In contrast to other political parties in the nation, he claims that the Labour Party was created and is owned by workers.
“This propaganda machine that Abure has has the ability to distort anything,” he remarked. When discussing a trip to the Supreme Court, the first question you should ask yourself is: what is the ruling? The ruling you intend to present to the Supreme Court must be seen. According to the Appeal Court’s statement, the matter of the LP’s leadership at the lower courts was merely an academic exercise, which implies that it shouldn’t have been there in the first place.
According to that ruling, the entire matter of Abure leading the LP is therefore unproblematic. Thus, our sole delay in acting was to see and examine the CTC.
Furthermore, they stated that the court had neither authority nor any business in deciding a party’s leadership. Therefore, if the Appeal Court declares that a lower court has no commercial dealings with a party’s leadership, the Appeal Court itself ought to refrain from doing so as well. Therefore, they cannot rule on a matter that they claim is unrelated to the work of a lower court.
“The issue now returns to an unchallengeable judgment, the consent judgment that remains in effect. Due to the fact that it is a consent judgment, it has not been vacated and cannot be. Abure signed and entered into it; he did not inherit it.
Since Abure is supported by those who wish to undermine the Labour Party, we also know that there is a limit to how many times you can try to destroy or actually succeed in destroying a party, particularly if that party is an institution. Since this isn’t a party that was started by a group of people, you might not know who founded it or who owns it when they pass away. You don’t need institutional membership to attend this party, unlike others. This is a party whose owners are permanent members rather than individual party members.