There is no let to the crisis in the Labour Party.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking the termination of recognition for the Julius Abure-led leadership.

It also plans a surprise takeover of the party secretariats in the states.

They are currently being controlled by officials loyal to Julius Abure.

In another dimension to the crisis, a prominent member in Anambra State and a campaign manager for Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, Oseloka Obaze, has dumped the party.

NLC President Joe Ajaero, who spoke in Abuja, said the Congress has written to INEC over the protracted chairmanship tussle in the party.

 He said plans to takeover the party would be unfolded during the National Executive Committee of the NLC.

 The umbrella union has been at loggerheads with the Julius Abure – led National Working Committee (NWC) after the party’s convention in Nnewi, Anambra State last year.

 The Congress refused to recognise the convention, insisting that the Abure’s tenure as national chairman had expired.

 It urged Abure and other NWC members to vacate their positions in line with an agreement it had with the party leaders.

According to the Congress, INEC was privy to the agreement.

 Ajaero said there was no going back on the plan to take over LP offices across the federation.

He said: “I don’t know whether the press release told you the date we are doing that. So, if I update you on the mobilisation, the essence of surprise will not be there.

 “Ordinarily, the day we issued  the statement, we would have said we are taking it over tomorrow. But we asked every worker, if you check that statement, to be on standby. And we are working on it.

“I have even written to INEC and on the day of our NEC meeting, every other thing will be decided there. And we’re going to do that, you know, because that’s the way it is. Labour Party is an institutional party, either in Nigeria or anywhere, owned by the trade unions, anywhere in the world.”

 Ajaero added: “So, for anybody to come, for any charlatan to come, to say he’s now the owner of Labour Party, he is a joker. Of course, you know that person, it won’t work.

“You know, you can’t be calling Labour Party without the trade unions; you are talking of empty shelves. Labour Party is all about the trade union movement. The issue of taking over is not maybe, one off. We will decide where we will operate.

 “The certificate of the Labour Party is in this office. And those threatening that they have gone to swear an affidavit, if we get them, that would amount to deliberate plagiarism.”

Obi’s former campaign chief dumps LP

 Obaze explained that he resigned from LP due to the inability of the party to resolve its leadership crisis.

In a letter of April 6, 2025 to the LP Chairman in Ochuche Ward 406, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, Obaze also protested against the outcome of the April 5 governorship primary.

It reads: “The processes, conduct and outcome of the Labour Party governorship primary held on April 5, 2025 in Awka, were fraught with outright irregularities, bothering on fraud and criminality.

“It was not in tandem with either the party’s Constitution and espoused core values or true tenets of democracy.

“As such, I hereby disassociate myself henceforth from the Labour Party.”