Leaders of the Labour Party have called for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure over allegations of infractions and ineffectiveness.
Gatekeepers News reports that in a statement signed by elders and leaders of the party, the leaders attribute the failure of the political party to Abure’s inability to effectively capitalise on the widespread support garnered from the Nigerian people and the Obidient Movement.
The leaders allege that the party failed largely due to alleged transactional practices and Abure’s unwillingness to weave a united Team that could take the nation to the New Dawn that Nigerians and the Obidients worked so hard for within the party.
The party leaders also accused Abure and his Executives of distancing the party from key stakeholders like the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), as well as financial improprieties during the Imo Labour Party Primaries.
Concerns are raised about the party’s ability to serve as a credible opposition and win future elections under Abure’s leadership.
“The performance of the Labour Party in the off-season Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa State Governorship elections tells how lacklustre and ineffective the Julius Abure led Labour Party has become. It shows the shape of leadership and defines the hopelessness that a Julius Abure led Labour Party holds for the masses of our people.”
Calls are made for Julius Abure and his team to step down, invoking a court judgment from June 2022 that ruled his tenure over.
“Take note that following that Court Judgement, the Labour Party, the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and the Trade Union Congress TUC decided to stem a Leadership crisis in the Labour Party by signing up to some Terms of Settlement on the 27th of June, 2022. In the agreed terms, Julius Abure was mandated to constitute the Board of Trustees of the Party as provided by the Labour Party Constitution, to embark on an elaborate membership drive and to convene a National Convention that must reposition the Party from top to bottom.”
The National Convention Committee is urged to reorganize the Labour Party and position it for the upcoming Edo State Governorship elections.
“We hereby insist that the NLC and the TUC give life to the June 27th, 2022 Terms of Settlement by setting up a National Convention Committee that must take immediate responsibility of reorganizing the Labour Party and positioning the Party to lead the much needed opposition.”
The NLC, TUC, Peter Gregory Obi (Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate), and party elders are urged to enforce the court judgment, setting a four-week timeline for action. The intention is to rejuvenate the Labour Party, making it a more effective force for the Nigerian people.
The document attached includes terms of settlement agreed upon in June 2022, alleging that Abure has not fulfilled them.
