The Nigeria Labour Congress has committed to thwarting any attempt to bring down the Labour Party, especially given that it is now enjoying widespread support among Nigerians.
The pledge was made on Monday when the workers union’s leadership invaded the workers Party’s national secretariat in Utako, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, under heavy security, to demonstrate support for the National Chairman, Julius Abure, who is under fire.
The NLC president — Joe Ajaero, explained the party’s origins to employees at the LP secretariat, underlining that there were established protocols to follow before any change in leadership. He also expressed his disgust with recent political behaviour in Nigeria.
His words: “For anybody to illegally declare himself either as chairman, secretary or anything, we urge all workers anywhere in the country, where you see such people, arrest them and bring them to us.
“The hour has come. The Bible says, ‘From the days of John The Baptist the kingdom of God suffereth violence. And violence taketh by force. Now we have come to take our party, we have come to establish our party. As the fastest-growing party, you can see that envy and jealousy are crippling in. The people that are pioneering this to sabotage us let’s announce here that we know your fathers.
“If you continue this way, we will go after your fathers. We leave it here until we finish our private discussion. Let it be known to the whole world that the NLC fathered LP and we will not abandon our child,” Ajaero said.
