The leadership of the Labour Party said it won’t rescind its decision to hold the contentious national convention on Wednesday as planned.
The development comes two days after the party formally petitioned relevant government institutions requesting an urgent intervention to protect the party against further aggression from the Nigeria Labour Congress.
In the letters the party also called for disciplinary action to be taken against the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and other union leaders who spearheaded the alleged vandalisation of its properties.
The ongoing conflict over the control of the party escalated last Wednesday when members of the union acting on the directive of NLC leadership picketed LP secretariats across the country.
The move was to press home their demand for Abure’s resignation.
The protesting workers had laid siege to LP national headquarters in Abuja chanting solidarity songs and demanding Abure’s resignation.
Obi was also said to have advised the party to shift the national convention to a later date until a lasting solution is sought.
But the party backtracked on Sunday and insisted there was no going back on its planned convention.
Reacting, the NLC spokesman, Benson Upah, said Abure would not dare the congress by going ahead with the planned convention.
Upah also warned that any conference or convention held under the leadership of the embattled chairman would amount to a jamboree in futility.
He said, “What does not exist cannot be said to have held. It is an exercise in futility, no matter where, when or how it is done. As long as it is superintended by Abure, it is nullity.
“I can assure you that we have no deal. And I want to tell you whatever they do will amount to nothing more than a useless and hopeless jamboree. Please quote me. It is a nullity and has no recognition even before it is done.”
Labour Party Dares NLC Vows To Hold National Convention
