LET’S JOIN HANDS, FIGHT OUR ENEMIES NOT OURSELVES, ABURE BEGS NLC
By Ajape Sefiu A.
Comrade Julius Abure, National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has urged the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to let go of grudges.
Abure made the request during a news conference on Wednesday at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, pleading on the NLC to work with the LP to put an end to the suffering that Nigerians are facing as a result of poor governance.
He said that in order to set a new direction for the country, it would be in the best interests of the LP, the NLC, and the elected party members in the National Assembly for the party to be at peace.
“We must create an enabling environment to capture power and use the same for the betterment of our people.
“Consequently, I want to appeal to first, my own brother, friend and 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.
“Fighting the Labour Party at this time is uncalled for and unwarranted, especially at this time when the working people of Nigeria are suffering.
“We need not waste or dissipate our collective energies in fighting ourselves over nothing.
“For us, we feel that all the bickering, fights and attacks on the leadership of the party are absolutely unnecessary. Moreso, they are anchored in falsehood, motivated by inordinate ambition and selfish interest.
“It is therefore in our collective interest to put all our energies and resources together and begin to fight our common enemy and reposition our party for better performance,” Abure said.
Abure further thanked Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, and other party members and leaders who supported the party in holding a successful convention.