Labour Party crisis deepens as Abure-Okafor traded tackle over NWC meeting

Crisis rocking the Labour Party appeared to be far from over as the Callistus Okafor and Julius Abure continue to trade-tackle over statutory right of national chairmanship of the party.

The faction of the Labour Party under the leadership of Callistus Okafor has described the purported national working committee meeting by Julius Abure as illegal, saying he has no right to call for a National Working Committee (NWC) meeting after his tenure expired.

Okafor who was reacting to the communique the Abure led national working committee issued, also called for the implementation of consent judgement entered into in 2018, insisting that there must be an all inclusive convention.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was said to have rejected the leadership of Julius Abure following the recent crisis in the party.

The national transition committee of the labour party led by Omar Abdulwaheed also warned Julius Abure to stop parading himself as national chairman of the party.

According to NTC, the tenure of Julius Abure expired on June 9, 2024.

It was gathered that the national transition committee was set up by the political commission of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on April 14 2024 to reposition the party leadership.ml