President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has instructed union leaders across the country to mobilise members for the takeover of all 36 state offices and the national secretariat of the Labour Party (LP).
The directive was issued via an internal memo circulated in Abuja on Tuesday and comes on the heels of a Supreme Court ruling last Friday, which overturned a lower court decision seen as favourable to the current Labour Party leadership under Julius Abure.
Ajaero defended the NLC’s actions, maintaining that the union will not stand by while the court’s ruling is disregarded.
He accused Abure and his associates of defying the apex court and clinging to power illegitimately.
“We warned him over a year ago that Nigerian workers and true members of the Labour Party will always reclaim what is rightfully theirs, no matter how long it takes,” Ajaero stated.
In the memo, the NLC president called on Nigerian workers, Labour Party members, and democracy advocates to prepare for a peaceful reoccupation of all Labour Party offices nationwide.
He stated that the NLC’s Political Commission, along with other stakeholders, would issue further instructions to guide the nationwide mobilisation.
Ajaero also appealed to the country’s security agencies, including the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services, urging them to support and enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling.
“We expect them to uphold the rule of law. Any failure to do so would tarnish the country’s democratic image,” he warned.