LP Calls For Arrest Of NLC Boss Joe Ajaero Over Forceful Invasion Of Party’s National Secretariat
Raymond Osho
The Labour Party has called for the arrest of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero over the forceful invasion of the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday.
Some NLC members had earlier in the day carried out the invasion to protest the party’s national convention planned at the end of March.
But the National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party, Comrade Arabambi Abayomi during a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital described the invasion as a planned political insurrection against the federal government through a conduct likely to cause breach of peace in the country.
He also described the invasion as a move by the NLC Led by Comrade Ajaero to forcefully take over the Labour Party through a coup d’etat in order to overthrow the party leadership.
According to Arabambi, Ajaero’s alleged move to take over the party’s leadership was motivated by his (Ajaero’s) Presidential ambition for 2027.
He accused the NLC boss of attempting to install one Mrs Ladi Iliya from the North as the LP Ag Chairman and Kenneth Okwonko, as Ag National Secretary in order to pursue his presidential ambition.
Arabambi however called on the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of DSS to arrest Joe Ajaero for alleged treason.
His words “We are worried of the move by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Led by Comrade Ajaero to forcefully takes over the Labour Party which they have done today like a coup d’etat in order to overthrow our party leadership in order to pursue his Presidential Ambition in 2027 which can never and shall not be possible in Labour party .
“The Joe Ajaero led Political Terrorists Organization ( NLC) are aware that there was a leadership turtle in our party which is purely our internal affairs which is before the supreme Court , we then wondered why this haste to pre-determined the outcome rather than proceeding to the court to join as necessary parties.
Arabambi accused Ajaero of having a penchant for civil disobedience, arrogation of rights and privileges of other citizens to himself.
His words “We might have Our internal wrangling, which is normal for a growing Party like Ours, but it will then be out of Place for NLC to latch on this and completely destroy the Party and install its puppet as National Chairman of LP Party.
“The call for the Picketing and subsequent invasion and destruction of the Labour Party National Office is illegal, archaic and not in tandem with modern democracy. Where did the NLC hear in any history of the world that the Labour movement pickets a Political Party Office because of the National convention of a political Party.
He added “Our belief is that if there is any score to settle, NLC should have gone to Court and allowed due process to take its course rather than coercion political Party to dance to their tunes as if they were dealing with corporate Organization.”
