LP accuses Tinubu of colluding with NLC to rubbish Obi
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
President Bola Tinubu and his administration have been accused by the Labour Party (LP) of buying and using the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), its parent body, to destroy all opposition parties and especially to smear LP 2027 presidential candidate Peter Obi.
LP Mobilisation and Integration Directorate Director General, Marcel Ngogbehei, levelled the allegation in reaction to a statement issued by NLC National Transition Committee (NTC).
Ngogbehei also refuted claim by NLC NTC that Julius Abure is no longer LP National Chairman, stressing Abure remains the authentic Chairman recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the highest decision-making organ of the LP.
“We are calling on the NLC Transition Committee to stop demarketing our party and our 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi,” Ngogbehei said in a statement.
”We maintain that Barrister Julius Abure remains the authentic National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, as confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and our party’s highest decision-making organ.
“We urge the NLC NTC to be responsible enough to respect the reconciliation move initiated by His Excellency Peter Obi or seek legal redress if they have any case. Instead, the NLC NTC has become a destructive agent seemingly working for the government to eliminate any perceived opposition structures in the country.
“The citizens are groaning under government policies that have left Nigerian workers poorer. Rather than learning from the Oshiomole years of courageous [NLC] leadership and engaging the government to protect the interests of Nigerian workers and citizens, the NLC NTC is busy meddling in political party affairs, attempting to demarket the only true opposition party in the country.
“To discerning minds, the NLC NTC is making itself a meddlesome interloper, with no place in law. If they have a case, it’s more responsible to approach the courts than carrying out destructive actions that benefit the current government.”
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