Abure also said NLC besieged the Secretariat, broke the fence, destroyed the gates, unlawfully took possession of the secretariat and destroyed properties worth millions of naira
By Kehinde Okeowo
Embattled National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has alleged that the Joe Ajaero-led Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), stole money meant for payment of staff salaries, among other valuables, while picketing the party’s national secretariat on Wednesday.
He made this known via a statement signed on his behalf by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, in Abuja on Thursday.
Speaking for the first time since the incident, the LP’s National Chairman described the action of the labour leaders as a shame and act of rascality.
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Abure said: “What we saw was a show of shame, a show of rascality, an abuse of office and an abuse of the law of the land.
“Nigeria Labour Congress is subject to the law. NLC under Joe Ajaero is not above the law and the law precludes Ajaero and the leadership of NLC to take laws into their hands, where they besieged the office, broke the fence, destroyed the gates, unlawfully took possession of the secretariat and destroyed properties worth millions of naira.
“Properties stolen, including monies, made for the payment of salaries and other official purposes. This is unfortunate. It is becoming unbecoming.
“I must state today that the leadership of NLC under Joe Ajaero is on the path of destroying the successes we recorded in the 2023 general election.”
However, while reacting to Abure’s allegations, Acting Chairman of NLC’s Political Commission, Professor Theophilus Udubuaku countered his claims saying: “Abure should be reminded, since he is now suffering from selective amnesia that it took the picketing by Ajaero-led NLC to drive Lamidi Apapa away from the LP headquarters before he moved in.
“Talking about lies, it speaks much about who Abure really is when he claims that billions of naira were stolen when the picketing was conducted in the presence of scores of policemen, DSS officers and pressmen. These lies alone define Abure as a man who is grossly irresponsible.”
