Crisis Rocks Labour Party: NLC Demands Abure’s Immediate Resignation Before 2027 Race!

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, to resign in order to prevent internal strife that could jeopardize the party’s chances in the 2027 general elections.

The call was made by Theophilus Ndubuaku, Acting Chairman of the NLC Political Commission, in an interview with Punch. He reminded Abure of a previous agreement—communicated through his legal team—to relinquish the chairmanship to preserve peace within the party.

Ndubuaku disclosed that Abure had initially pursued an out-of-court settlement two weeks before the Supreme Court’s verdict, where he agreed to step aside under specific conditions.

“After the stakeholders-backed National Transition Committee (NTC) requested him to vacate the secretariat, Abure dragged the NLC and NTC to court. That case was brought before the Federal High Court in Zuba,” Ndubuaku said.

He added, “Following our legal response, Abure’s lawyer informed the court they were no longer pursuing the case, claiming Abure had consented to step down based on terms that were not clearly outlined.”

The Abure faction reportedly sought more time to finalize the out-of-court settlement, and the judge extended the deadline to June 28. Despite this, Ndubuaku questioned why Abure had yet to follow through on the agreement, even after initially taking a firm stance prior to the Supreme Court ruling.

“This situation is beginning to feel like a case of political delusion,” he added. “Abure is clinging on despite the fact that he’s been ousted.”

Abure’s Camp Denies Agreement

In a swift rebuttal, Labour Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, dismissed Ndubuaku’s claims, branding them as propaganda.

“There’s no truth in that whatsoever. We had no out-of-court settlement or any form of agreement with the NLC,” Ifoh stated.

He went further to accuse the NLC of attempting to hijack the party for their own political interests. “These are the same people negotiating coalitions and trying to use the party for transactional politics. They want to sell the party, and that’s unacceptable.”