Ezekiel Awojide, Abuja
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has asked workers to begin the process of occupying the offices of Labour Party nationwide.He said workers would take over the 36 state offices and national secretariat of the Labour Party in Abuja.In an internal memo sent to labour leaders in the country, Ajaero said his action was based on Friday’s judgment of the Supreme Court which vacated the earlier judgment of the lower courts.On March 21, 2024 the labour leaders ha invaded LP headquarters and other offices, an act that the National Working Committee said was a deliberate action to steal their sensitive documents and money.He said, “Just as we warned him about a year ago that Nigerian workers and genuine members of the Labour Party will always collect what belongs to them no matter how long a mischief lasts.‘‘By this communication, we urge every worker in Nigeria, all genuine members of the Labour Party and all lovers of democracy, to be on standby to once again peacefully repossess all offices of the Labour Party nationwide.“The leadership of the NLC Political Commission and other concerned Labour Party stakeholders will issue necessary directives to this effect. We are also putting all the security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force and the State Security Service, on notice that they have a constitutional duty to enable and enforce the judgement of the Supreme Court.“We expect their cooperation as we pursue the rule of law. Any action to the contrary will present our dear country as a banana republic. Nigerian workers and people, especially genuine members of the Labour Party, will not sit back and watch unscrupulous elements desecrate Nigeria’s laws and the well-founded judgement of the Supreme Court.”
