The Julius Abure faction of the Labour Party secretariat invasion plot, alleging NLC involvement and Abia state government funding to seize documents
The Julius Abure faction of the Labour Party has raised alarm over an alleged plot by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the National Caretaker Committee (NCC), and the National Transition Committee (NTC) to forcefully invade the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
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Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the National Secretary of the Labour Party under the Abure leadership, issued a statement on Sunday detailing these concerns and alerting security operatives.
Ibrahim claimed that the purported invasion is being sponsored by the Abia state government and another prominent figure within the party. He alleged that the aim of this action is to seize sensitive documents and vandalise party property.
The National Secretary asserted that this planned invasion follows the recent Supreme Court judgment. However, Ibrahim argued that the Supreme Court’s ruling did not grant the NLC, the National Caretaker Committee, or any other entity the authority to take over the leadership of the Labour Party.
“We view this action which is capable of breaching the peace of the Federal Capital Territory as irresponsible and an evidence of desperation on the NLC.
The Labour Union which the laws that founded it forbids them from partisan politics has at different occasions in the past mobilized miscreants to desecrate the National Headquarters of the party and vandalised the properties,” Ibrahim stated.
He further clarified the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision, saying, “It must be noted that the judgement of the Supreme Court delivered on the 5th of April, 2025 is very clear and unambiguous. The judgement simply mandates political parties to always resolve their crisis using internal mechanism, and that the issue of leadership is an internal affairs of the political parties. There is no where in the judgement that gave NLC, National Caretaker Committee or any other body by whatever nomenclature to take over the leadership of the Labour Party.”
Ibrahim reiterated that the current leadership, under Barrister Julius Abure, who was “validly elected” at a convention in March 2024, remains in place. He warned that any attempt to forcibly usurp this leadership would be met with resistance.
“We are by this statement calling on the attention of the security agencies including the Police, the DSS amongst others to ensure that any activity that is capable of breaching the peace of the FCT must be nipped in the bud and that the masterminds, no matter how high they might be, are apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law,” Ibrahim concluded.
