President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, firmly stated that they do not owe anyone an apology for establishing the Labour Party (LP).
During the last general election, the LP emerged as one of the prominent political parties in the country. It made significant strides in the National Assembly, securing six Senate seats and 34 House of Representatives seats.
In an interview on Tuesday night, Ajaero explained that the party was created to provide an opportunity for ordinary Nigerians to participate in elections and emerge victorious. He pointed out that even Peter Obi, who served as the party’s standard-bearer, is not affiliated with any labor union.
“We don’t have any apology for forming the Labour Party. The Labour Party is organized and formed by Labour Unions all over the world…” he said.
“Within that time when Adams Oshiomole was contesting for governorship, the Labour Party aligned with those that formed the APC, AD, the ACN then to sponsor Adams for him to have a joint ticket and it wasn’t a crime if the Labour Party decides to formally the other political parties.
“Thereafter, we changed to and decided to have our political day we’re not in alliance with any political party. And we don’t have an apology for forming a political party that would be beneficial to all the ordinary Nigerians …all the members of the Labour Party are not workers.
“They’re not members of trade unions. People in the National Assembly and even the Presidency are not members of trade unions. The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party is not in any way related to any Labour union.
“Any Nigerian that wants to belong to the Labour Party is free. The reason we formed the Labour Party is that Nigerian workers under the minimum wage cannot buy from and contest elections under any of the political parties be it APC or PDP.
“That’s why we say we must have our political party where a messenger, clear rk can contest elections and win. Even Okada riders are in the National Assembly today through the Labour Party. If anybody is having any doubt about it, the aim of forming the LP has been achieved,” he added.
