The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has instructed union leaders to begin mobilizing their members in preparation to take control of the 36 state offices and the national secretariat of the Labour Party (LP) in Abuja.
Ajaero issued this directive in an internal memo made available to PUNCH on Tuesday. The decision follows the Supreme Court’s judgment on Friday, which vacated a previous ruling by lower courts.
This move echoes the events of March 21, 2024, when aggrieved unionists invaded the LP headquarters and other offices. At the time, the LP National Working Committee accused the unionists of trying to steal sensitive documents and funds. Despite this, Ajaero maintained that they could not stand by and allow the leadership of Julius Abure to ignore the Supreme Court’s ruling.