Put Aside Your Grievances For Success- LP To Ajaero

The Labour party has called on the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero to put aside whatever may be his grievances and work with the party for the interest of Nigerians.

National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure made the call at a news conference in Abuja.

Comrade Abure stressed that fighting the Labour Party at this time is uncalled for and unwarranted especially at this time when the working people of Nigeria are suffering.

“I want to appeal to first, my own brother, friend, Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC whom we have worked together in the trenches over the years in the struggle for the workers, to put aside whatever may be his grievances and let’s work in the interest of our people” Abure added.

“As we speak today, minimum wage is still N30.000. There are unfair workers practices by employers across the country. The inflation in Nigeria is unprecedented. Unemployment and underemployment are unimaginable and unacceptable” he noted.

He appealed for partnership with the NLC to team up together to fight for better working conditions for the people.

“We need not waste or dissipate our collective energies in fighting ourselves over nothing. The welfare of workers are swept under the carpet and nobody talks about workers welfare. Secondly, this is the first time the Labour Party will be having a very successful outing in the political space” Abure stated.

“In the history of the party, we have a governor in our kitty, 35 House of Representatives members, 7 Senators and several other members in the various Houses of Assemblies across the country. I think we could consolidate on this and use what we have to get what we want. “

“I had thought that we can use our representation in the National Assembly currently to begin to fight the course of workers, fight the course of Nigerians and see if we can get a better life for our people”.

“It is on the basis of the foregoing that the current energy the NLC is dissipating in attempting to take over the leadership of the party is unnecessary and will therefore lead us to nowhere. NLC should learn from the Scandinavian countries such as Brazil as well as the UK and Australia where the working people of the country were able to capture power and provide welfare and alternative government policies that have enhanced the living conditions of their people.

“In these countries, the Labour Movement is a very big resource to the Labour. Mobilisation of members to the party and also for capacity building for its members. All of these are available arsenals which can be deployed and used for the growth and development of our party and our people” Abure emphasized.

“The NLC should know by now that the attempt being made to take over the leadership of the party will not work.The NLC should appreciate the fact that cooperation with the Labour Party is better for both parties. Working together before, during and shortly after the 2023 general election resulted in gains for all sides including NLC, TUC and LP.”

“It is my appeal that working together is better, Similarly, I also want to appeal to the OBIDIENT movement to remain in the party, to be patient with the party, to be able to learn the rudiments of politics” he added.

The National Chairman who also announced that the former Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Sam Amadi, will be heading its Electoral Reform Committee, ERC, added that the creation of the ERC followed the outcome of the 2023 general election.

By Georgina Humphrey, Edited By Grace Namiji