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The Labour Party’s leadership crisis has taken a new turn.
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The 29-member caretaker committee warned Julius Abure to stop presenting himself as the party’s national chairman.
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The committee, led by Senator Nenadi Usman, claims to remain in charge of the party’s affairs by virtue of the mandate entrusted to them by party stakeholders at an emergency convention.
The leadership crisis within the Labour Party has taken a dramatic turn, as the 29-member caretaker committee established by Abia State Governor Alex Otti and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi warned Julius Abure to stop presenting himself as the party’s national chairman.
In a statement issued in Abuja, the committee, led by Senator Nenadi Usman, declared that they remain in charge of the party’s affairs by virtue of the mandate entrusted to them by party stakeholders at an emergency convention.
This move directly contradicts the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Abuja, which validated the party’s March 2024 national convention in Nnewi, Anambra State, and confirmed Abure as the national chairman.
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The committee stated, “As the duly recognised National Caretaker Committee Chairman and Secretary of the Labour Party, we, on behalf of ourselves and other members, deem it necessary to issue this press release to clarify and set the record straight.”
They further argued that the Court of Appeal affirmed that the Federal High Court has no jurisdiction over the leadership dispute, and that the court erred by entertaining Abure’s suit without considering their counter-affidavit.
Labour Pushes For Annual Minimum Wage Review
The organised labour has intensified its push for an annual increase in the minimum wage, currently pegged at ₦70,000, to reflect the rising inflation rate in the country.
According to Festus Osifo, President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the current practice of reviewing the minimum wage every five years is no longer tenable, given the astronomical rise in the cost of living.
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