To Us Abure Does Not Exist – NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress has affirmed the freedom of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate to depart from Labour Party.

Benson Upah, NLC’s spokesman, conveyed this during an interview with Punch on Sunday.

The NLC leadership has also vowed relentless efforts to remove Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party. Upah emphasized their refusal to acknowledge Abure’s leadership legitimacy, citing the ‘illegal’ nature of his return to office via a national convention.

“Our position on this matter is clear and has not changed. Abure remains unknown to us. It is not a question of removal. As far as we know, he does not exist,” stated Upah.

Simultaneously, retired workers under the Lagos Assembly of Labour Veterans and Trade Unionists urged the resignation of both the embattled national chairman of the party and NLC President, Joe Ajaero, amidst their leadership discord.

Former Anambra governor, Obi, expressed his dissatisfaction during an X Space session last Friday, citing his absence from the national convention due to the party’s failure to conduct wider consultations before the exercise.

In response, Upah emphasized that the decision for Obi to stay or leave the party was his prerogative. He stressed that Peter Obi, if choosing to remain, was an invaluable asset to the party. I apologize for the confusion. Here’s the rewritten news with the original quote included:

The Nigeria Labour Congress has told the presidential candidate of the Labour Party that he is free to leave the NLC.

The spokesman of NLC, Benson Upah disclosed this in an interview with Punch on Sunday.

The leadership of the NLC vowed not to rest until it unseat Julius Abure as national chairman of the Labour Party.

Upah said despite the ‘illegal’ national convention that returned Abure to office, the union would never confer legitimacy or give recognition to his leadership.

He said, “Our position on this matter is clear and has not changed. Abure remains unknown to us. It is not a question of removal. As far as we know, he does not exist.”

Meanwhile, a group of retired workers under the aegis of Lagos Assembly of Labour Veterans and Trade Unionists has called for the resignation of the embattled national chairman of the party and the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, over their contentious leadership struggle.

Obi has been at loggerheads with the leadership of the LP over the manner it conducted the convention in Nnewi, Anambra State, despite his plea for wider consultation.

The former Anambra governor, in an X Space session last Friday, expressed his frustrations.

Obi said he didn’t attend the national convention that got Julius Abure re-elected as the party’s national chairman because the party’s leadership failed to heed his appeal for wider consultation with relevant stakeholders before the exercise.

His comment has further fuelled earlier speculations that the LP presidential candidate may have started shopping for a new platform despite being guaranteed the 2027 ticket at the convention.

But Upah said the issue of whether Obi should stay or leave the party should not be debated, saying the former governor was free to determine his destiny.

“The right of choice is available to Mr. Obi. If he chooses to leave the party, that is his preference. We can’t sit in judgment over him on that. But if he chooses to remain, of course, Peter Obi is an asset any day. I rest my case on that,” he concluded.

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