—Says he has since ceased to be party chairman
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Political Commission, on Friday, March 22, 2024, accused the embattled national Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Julius Abure of carrying moral leprosy and should be avoided, Vanguard newspaper reports.
The NLC Political Commission also said that Mr. Abure had since ceased to be the chairman of the opposition party.
The reaction of the political arm of the labour movement is coming on the heels of the allegation by Mr. Abure that the NLC stole the money meant for the payment of workers salary when they picketed the headquarters of the party in Abuja.
A statement issued by Comrade Comrade Chris Uyot, Secretary, NLCPolitical Commission, said the labour movement intends to institute a private legal process against Mr. Abure, saying that “his (Abure) cup of moral rascality, administrative indiscretion and political incompetence overflows.” The statement is titled, “As Julius Abure’s silhouette hides from the law… He leaves behind a trail of lies, treachery and infamy.”
It reads: “Following this week’s successful take-over of Labour Party Secretariats nationwide by the Nigeria Labour Congress who are the real owners of the party, Mr. Julius Abure’s silhouette continues to hide from the long arms of the law over various allegations and charges bordering on criminality.
“It is unfortunate that instead of courageously coming out to the open to defend himself against several fingers pointing in his direction, Mr. Abure has adopted the cowardly posture of crouching in the undergrowth of shame, lies, treachery and infamy to lay fictitious claims against a dignified, focused and honourable institution like the Nigeria Labour Congress.
“First is to make the point clear that Mr. Julius Abure has since ceased from being the Chairman of the Labour Party. Second, his latest missive that the successful takeover of the Labour Party Secretariat by workers who are the party’s rightful owners resulted in the theft of staff salaries is sarcastic and pathetic.
“It is unfortunate that Mr. Abure has surrendered himself to the laboratory of public opprobrium on how the mind of an incorrigible liar, visionless usurper, timid traitor, and serial scammer works.
“The reclaiming of Labour Party Secretariats across the country was witnessed by many policemen, officers from the State Security Service, and many journalists including television crews.
“The import of Mr. Abure’s fictitious claim is that the police, other security agents and tens of journalists who observed the peaceful visit by the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission were accessory to the crime of petty theft.
“We expect the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to add this outrageous defamation to the long list of crimes perpetrated by Mr. Abure.
“During the nationwide peaceful reclaim of Labour Party’s secretariats, not even one cannister of tear gas was fired as the picketing was conducted in tandem with the NLC’s philosophy and disposition to peaceful protests.
“For Abure to concoct such daylight falsehood clearly proves to all Nigerians that he carries moral leprosy and must be avoided at all costs. The inconsistency in Abure’s account – from allegations of missing billions now to the theft of workers’ salaries and destruction of valuables – clearly confirms our earlier assessment of him as a drowning political wannabe.”
