The Labour Party on Friday dismissed speculation that its National Chairman, Julius Abure, was secretly collaborating with the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The statement, released in Abuja by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, refuted the claims.
Ifoh accused the Nigeria Labour Congress and former party member Kenneth Okonkwo of instigating this persecution, labeling the allegations as a fabrication.
He emphasized that the rumor is a calculated effort to undermine the Labour Party in favor of competing parties.
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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 urged the NLC leadership to refrain from interfering in the party’s affairs and to concentrate on the primary responsibilities for which Nigerians elected them.
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