BoT takes over running of Labour Party
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Labour Party (LP) said it has stepped in to steer the affairs of the party, to avoid any leadership vacuum, following the expiration of the tenure in office of the immediate past National Working Committee (NWC) led by Julius Abure. A statement signed and issued on Wednesday night […]
Mr Julius Abure faults the Wednesday’s picketing of National Secretariat by NLC
Mr Julius Abure, the National Chairman of Labour Party(LP) has faulted Wednesday’s picketing of the National Secretariat of the party by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) saying it is a show of shame. Contained in a statement through its National Publicity Secretary on Thursday, Abure also described the action as a show of rascality. Abure […]
Members of NLC storms LP national HQ in Abuja
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, stormed the national headquarters of the Labour Party (LP) in Abuja, to express their displeasure with current party leadership and the perceived betrayal of the party’s foundational principles. The Labour Centre called for the resignation of the national chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, whom it said has […]
Policemen arrests the National Chairman of LP in Benin
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has been arrested by policemen in Benin City, the Edo State capital. In updated reports, the Police Force said Abure, was arrested for attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, and related offences. Police spokesman Tijani Momoh told newsmen that Abure and four others were arrested […]
LP suspends its National Treasurer
The Labour Party (LP) has suspended its National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara, for six months. The party’s spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, who announced this at a conference at the LP national headquarters in Abuja yesterday, alleged that Opara was being sponsored by the same people who used Lamidi Apapa, Anslem Eragbe, and Yomi Arabambi to derail the […]
The Labour Party (LP) has urged Nigerians to disregard the news that the party is working out a merger arrangement with any political party
Mr Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary, Labour Party who made this known in astatement yesterday in Abuja, stated that it is purely a news item twisted andsensationalised by a section of the media to embarrass the party.It will be recalled that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Atiku Abubakar, earlier called on opposition […]