Politics
‘It’s an illegality’ — NLC kicks against Abure’s re-election as LP chairman
The Nigerian Labour
Congress (NLC) says Julius Abure’s re-election as chairman of the Labour Party
(LP) is “an illegality”.
Abure was re-elected LP
chairman on Wednesday at the party’s national convention which was held in
Nnewi, Anambra state.
Ikechukwu Emetu, deputy governor of Abia state and chairman
of the convention, declared Abure as the winner.
The convention was attended by party chairmen from the 36
states of the federation and the federal capital territory (FCT), members of
states and national assemblies as well as representatives from LGAs.
The re-election of Abure came a week after members of the The protesting NLC members demanded the postponement of the The labour body accused Abure of “financial rascality and Reacting to Abure’s re-election, Benson Upah, spokesperson “It is an illegality, a nullity. The whole exercise was a
NLC picketed the LP
secretariat in Abuja.
party’s national convention.
contempt for the leadership of NLC”, and of “unilaterally trying to hold a
national convention in contravention of the constitution of the party”.
of the NLC, said “the whole exercise was a charade”.
charade! Nothing can legitimise such brazen impunity,” The PUNCH quoted Upah
as saying.
