Labour Party crisis deepens, as angry youths, believed to be Julius Abure supporters, tried on Monday, to disrupt a stakeholders meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress political commission. Holding in Abuja.
The meeting which had Yunusa Tanko, representing the labour party 2023 Election Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, resolved to set up a caretaker committee to organize fresh ward congresses, in preparation for a national convention.
Peter Obi’s representative told the Pro-Julius Abure group and the NLC to quickly resolve burning issues as he has no immediate intention to leave the Labour Party.
meanwhile in another stakeholders meeting, the Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday voided the national convention that returned the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, and his National Working Committee.
To fill the vacuum, the stakeholders said the congress would set up a transition committee to oversee the affairs of the party pending when new officers will be elected in three months.
In attendance at the gathering were representatives of the Chairman of NLC Political Commission, Prof Theophilus Ndubuaku; former President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdulwahed Omar; Chairman, LP Board of Trustees, Sylvester Ejiofor; Coordinator of Obidient Movement, Dr. Moses Paul; and LP Plateau governorship candidate, Chief Yohana Margif.
Others were the Coordinator of the Labour Party Patriotic Members Congress, Dr. Kingsley Okundaye; Kaduna LP Governorship Candidate, Jonathan Asake and representative of Persons with Disability in Labour Party, Ihekwoaba Paul.
The resolution taken by the unionists on Monday also raised concerns on the need to conduct a forensic audit of LP bank accounts in line with the demand of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following allegations of corruption, forgery and fraud levelled against the leadership of the party.