The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), allegedly to the Julius Abure-led section of the Labour Party (LP), is preparing to attack the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
An appellate court decision that acknowledged Abure as the LP national chairman was overturned by the Supreme Court on Friday.
The ruling was then praised by Abia Governor Alex Otti and LP Caretaker Committee Chairman Nenadi Usman, who was supported by Peter Obi, the party’s standard-bearer in the 2023 election.
The ruling was also praised by the LP House of Representatives caucus, which called it a “tonic and elixir” for the party’s “stability and reinvention.”
The LP is divided into factions as a result of its leadership issue.
The leadership of Abure is challenged by the NLC.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Umar Ibrahim, national secretary of the party, alleged that the NLC is “mobilising its members, hired thugs and some miscreants” with the Usman-led committee and the national transition committee (NTC) to invade the LP national secretariat.
He claimed that the invasion is expected to commence on Monday.
Ibrahim claimed that the goal was to damage the party’s property and take away private data.
“We view this action which is capable of breaching the peace of the Federal Capital Territory as irresponsible and an evidence of desperation on the NLC,” the statement reads.
“It must be noted that the judgment of the Supreme Court delivered on the 5th of April 2025 is very clear and unambiguous.
“The judgement simply mandates political parties to always resolve their crisis using internal mechanism, and that the issue of leadership is an internal affairs of the political parties.
“There is nowhere in the judgement that gave NLC, National Caretaker Committee or any other body by whatever nomenclature to take over the leadership of the Labour Party.
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“There is a leadership in place in the Labour Party and Barrister Julius Abure who was validly elected at a convention held in March 2024 still remains the National Chairman of the Labour Party.”
He declared that there will be opposition to “any attempt to forcefully usurp” Abure’s authority.
Ibrahim urged all security forces, including the police, to prevent any disturbances at the party secretariat.
