The battle between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Labour Party (LP) has escalated, with NLC members picketing the party’s offices in the Utako district of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Wednesday.
The union members led by the acting Chairman of the Political Commission of the Congress, Theophilus Ndubuaku, demanded the immediate resignation of Julius Abure as the national chairman of the party on the ground that he was not properly elected as the national chairman of the Labour Party.
The NLC political commission chairman also claimed that the planned convention of the party under the leadership of Abure is an illegal one.
The planned convention which is said to be scheduled to hold at Umuahia, the Abia State capital on March 27, was alleged by the NLC to be aimed at re-electing Abure as the sole administrator of the Labour Party, with concerns of secrecy surrounding the event.
Although no official of the party is at the headquarters, the labour leaders have occupied the premises of the party as officers and men of the Nigeria police force keep an eye on the secretariat to avoid vandalization.
The union members who have remained at the Labour Party headquarters, are chanting songs against Abure, accusing party chairman of embezzling funds.