…declares it illegal, says outcome a nullity
Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja
The Julius Abure-led Labour Party on Sunday described the meeting called by the Nigeria Labour Congress as a jamboree by drama boys, warning that the outcome will be a nullity.
Labour Party in a statement by Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary, said the meeting being organized by some “drama boys” and attention seeking personalities in the NLC is illegal as they have not authorized it and it is not supported by any law in the land and therefore its outcome, a nullity.
Abure therefore called on all bonafide members of the party to disregard and shun the meeting.
The statement read, “It has come to the knowledge of the leadership of the Labour Party of a letter of invitation trending in some sections of the media purportedly written by some desperate characters in the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC inviting some Nigerians to an illegal stakeholders meeting scheduled to hold on Monday in Abuja wherein they propose to appoint a caretaker committee for the Labour Party.
“Few days ago, the Federal Government raise the electricity tariff to about 300 percent and the NLC has neither responded to it or has called out its members to protest the increment but it is quick to convene an unlawful meeting of disgruntled members who are not even party members.
“We are calling on the law enforcement agencies to rise up to the occasion and abort this gathering which may likely degenerate to public nuisance.
“NLC does not have any proprietary right over the Labour Party and therefore cannot continue to lay claim to its ownership.”