₦airaland Forum

The crisis rocking the Labour Party has taken another dimension following an alleged takeover of the party’s administration by its Board of Trustees.

The move comes hours after the National Chairman, Julius Abure, was re-elected at the party’s national convention in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday.

The convention also saw all members of the National Working Committee returned.

The slots for representatives of both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress were, however, left vacant.

A statement issued in Abuja by the party’s BoT Chairman, Sylvester Ejiofor, however announced that it has taken over the party following the expiration of Abure’s tenure and the ‘charade’ that returned him to office in Nnewi as national chairman.

The statement partly read, “Following the expiration of the tenure in office of the immediate past National Working Committee of the LP headed by Mr. Julius Abure, the BoT, in line with the party’s constitution, has stepped in to steer the affairs of the LP. This step is to avoid any leadership vacuum in the LP.

“Furthermore, the BoT of the LP, in consultation with major stakeholders in the party, will soon communicate the processes for the conduct of an all-inclusive and expansive national convention of the LP.


“This is in line with the March 20, 2018 Federal High Court consent judgment delivered by Justice Gabriel Kolawole which recognised the Nigeria Labour Congress as the owners of the LP and mandated that an all-inclusive and expansive national convention of the LP be held.


“The decision of the BoT is also in furtherance of the agreement signed between the former national chairman of the LP, Mr. Julius Abure, and the NLC and the Trade Union Congress on June 27, 2022, which was mediated by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

“Unlike the charade that took place today in Nnewi and in tandem with the principles of popular democracy, the all-inclusive national convention will start with grassroots congresses at ward, local government, state and ultimately at the national level.

“This process will not leave any genuine member of LP out and will be held in the full view of the Independent National Electoral Commission, media, civil society, security agents, and the general public.”

Efforts to get the reactions of the party were unsuccessful.

As of the time of filing this story, the lines of Abure, LP National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh; Legal Adviser, Kehinde Edun, National Secretary, Umar Farouk and National Youth Leader, Kennedy Ahanotu, were unreachable.

A chieftain of the party, who spoke on condition of anonymity, dismissed the report, saying it was a hatchet job.

“Since many of you journalists have been covering this party, have you heard anything about LP Board of Trustees before? It is non-existent. How can one Sylvester Ejiofor wake up one day, tag himself as BoT chairman, and issue a statement that he has taken over the affairs of the party? Let him come over to the secretariat and take over then.

“Too many people and mercenaries are just bent on causing conflict in the party,” he said.

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Its like saying our own thief is a saint. Now did you say this about bagged Cement

Riskymarvelous:
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lildush:
. Playing along with the IMF policy in other to get loan.

Nonybb:
This dangote you are seeing is a competent evil man. His dangote cement didn't reduce the price of cement. I wonder how dangote refinery would reduce the price of fuel. Yet they keep hyping this evil genius

rumu3485:
For more lies, text "apc" to 419.

SenatePresdo:
Its easier for dollar to hit 2k/$ than to fall below 5h/$.

Let's see how long naira will last before it starts falling again.

Since i was born, naira has always been losing value to dollars and will continue to.

lildush:
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Hoelujohn:
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MasterJayJay:
The brideprice has been returned.

crestedaguiyi:
Toddler go and play outside, this topic is beyond your mental capacity.

One day you will tell me it's not America and Britain that kicked out good luck Jonathan from the presidency because his policies didn't favour them including his daring to sign the anti gay act into law even

MasterJayJay:
They have divorced. Your propaganda no align.

socialmediaman:
The same lies. The same propaganda.

Take the naira back to where you met it, then you can celebrate any gain from that point. Nigerians will not eat lies

socialmediaman:
Propaganda is the hallmark of this government!

If after lying to you for 8 years that Buhari was doing well, they came back again claiming that Tinubu was cleaning up Buhari’s mess, and you still believe anything from them without demanding to see the evidence, just go and collect your certificate, you’re as a certified zombie

End of Story!

socialmediaman:
Propaganda is the hallmark of this government!

MasterJayJay:
1. How did you know she was a virgin on the wedding day?

2. Did Israel accuse her of paternity fraud?

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Marry a virgin for peace of mind when it comes to paternity.

shortgun:
This man.
The Review done was to move power generation from exclusive list to concurrent list, its not the same as changing the constitution completly to divide the country.
South east doesn't have the numerical strength in both houses to propose a referendum...it's a fact.
No region has the required numerical strength to push for constitutional amendments alone.
Perhaps you could push it to your senators, persuading them to give it a try, it might succeed, if you have the numbers as stipulated by the constitution.

Chukwuka319:
The snake is obviously a species of cobra,most likely a forest cobra.

shortgun:
The rigid process of constitution amendment makes it impossible for that to happen.
The Constitution only provides that an amendment may be proposed with a two-thirds majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives respectively and subsequently approved by a resolution of the
Houses of Assembly of not less than two-thirds of all the States of the Federation.

Where will the Igbo senators and house of rep members get the required two-third majority to propose that amendment ?
Nigeria is not divisible legally.

crestedaguiyi:
Is that the topic of discussion

crestedaguiyi:
You probably have not been in a leadership position so wouldn't understand

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Propagandarist

Ance4Liverpool:
U are from a dumb family

Ance4Liverpool:
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