Abure not working for APC, LP replies NLC

The Labour Party on Friday debunked the speculation that its National Chairman, Julius Abure, was secretly working for the ruling All Progressives Congress.

The rebuttal was issued in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh.

Ifoh, who accused the Nigeria Labour Congress and former chieftain of the party, Kenneth Okonkwo, of championing their persecution, described the allegation as a figment of their imagination.

According to him, the rumour is a deliberate attempt to de-market the LP in favour of rival parties.

He said, “It has become imperative for the leadership of the Labour Party to quickly respond to the handiwork of our adversaries and those who want to desperately frustrate the leadership of the Labour Party at all costs.

“After the landmark court judgement affirming Abure as the national chairman of the party, some persons, including a former Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, and the acting Chairman of the NLC Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, have tried to push the narrative that Abure is working for the APC and that is why the Labour Party has been winning all its court cases.

“I must put it clearly that this narrative is not only misleading and mischievous but also a calculated attempt to continue to distract, derail and also give the party leadership a bad name to hang it. It is sufficient for us to put it on record that the Labour Party is not working for the APC and that the Labour Party is autonomous.”

Ifoh warned the NLC leadership to stop meddling in the party’s affairs and focus on the primary duty Nigerians elected them to do.

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