The Labour Party (LP) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in collaboration with what it described as “illegal groups,” to invade its national headquarters in Abuja.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the National Secretary of the Labour Party, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, claimed that the NLC, alongside the Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee (NCC) and the National Transition Committee (NTC), is mobilising members, hired thugs, and miscreants to forcefully take over the party’s secretariat from Monday, April 7, 2025.
According to Ibrahim, the planned invasion is allegedly being funded by the Abia State Government and “a prominent party leader,” with the aim of carting away sensitive documents and vandalising party property.
“During the invasion, the NLC will attempt an unlawful break and entry into offices at the national headquarters with the aim of carting away sensitive documents and to also vandalise the properties belonging to the party,” the statement read.
“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 party further accused the NLC of overstepping its bounds, saying labour unions are legally prohibited from engaging in partisan politics. It recalled past instances where the NLC allegedly mobilised individuals to disrupt party activities and vandalise property at the national secretariat.
Citing the Supreme Court judgment delivered on April 5, 2025, the Labour Party insisted that leadership disputes must be resolved internally by political parties and that no mandate was given to the NLC, the NCC, or any similar body to interfere in the party’s leadership structure.
“There is nowhere 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 affirmed
“There is a leadership in place in the Labour Party and Barrister Julius Abure who was validly elected at a convention held in March 2024 still remains the National Chairman of the Labour Party. Any attempt to forcefully usurp the present leadership will be resisted.”
The party called on security agencies, including the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS), to intervene and prevent any activity capable of disrupting public peace.
“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,” the statement concluded.
