LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-The Nigeria Labour Congress is confident that Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi will not support Julius Abure’s continuation as the party’s national chairman.
This statement was made by Deputy President of the NLC Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku in an interview with Saturday PUNCH.
Ndubuaku also denied the assertion that the union had reconciled with the embattled party leader and members of the National Working Committee (NWC).
This development follows a denial by Obi’s camp regarding claims that the former Anambra State governor had endorsed the Abure-led NWC, amidst tensions stemming from their controversial convention.
Last week, the escalating tension between the party leadership and Obi’s camp reached a peak when his campaign team clarified that his visit to the LP secretariat was intended for reconciliation, not endorsement, as reported by some media outlets.
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In response to the unfolding drama, Ndubuaku remarked that Abure’s time in office was limited, emphasizing that it was inconceivable for someone like “the Peter Obi we know” to endorse him, given the contentious circumstances surrounding his return to the party leadership.
He said, “There was no way that the Peter Obi we know can endorse Abure, especially in this present situation. You can’t tell a man he is not doing the right and still go ahead to endorse him. It is wrong.
“We never believed it until I eventually met Obi himself when he was travelling out of the country the next day and asked me to meet him by 6.30 am. He just made it very clear to me that there was nothing of sort. His spokesperson, Yunusa Tanko, also said that much in the statement he released after Obi’s visit to the secretariat.
“You need to listen to what Obi is saying. He said he wants to make peace within the party. The only problem he has with Abure, in my opinion, was the fact that the man is not doing the right thing. He just wants the right thing to be done. That is all.
“If Obi calls for a meeting, it will be between the real owners of the party and the transactional hijackers. This is because if nobody challenges you, you can get away with anything. It is the only way to reposition the party and its structure.