NLC, LP Crisis: CSO Charge LP On Deepening Democratic Practice, Ideology

Published

1 year ago

April 21, 2024

thecloudngr

NLC, LP Crisis: CSO Charge LP On Deepening Democratic Practice, Ideology—-Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, Executive Director, Peers Advocacy and Advancement Centre (PAACA), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has urged the Labour Party (LP) to deepen its democratic structures and practices, to overcome the crisis facing it.

Nwagwu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday.

He said those who had run the LP, from Chief Dan Nwanyanwu to date, have not been running it as a party.

He added that those who have run it from Nwanyanwu to date, had not worked to deepen democratic practices within the political party.

Ezenwa said the Nigerian Labour Congress registered the party and that it was common knowledge, that the certificate of registration was still with the NLC.

According to him the LP has not invested in being a political party, it has only presented itself to people who could not get elected in the main stream political parties.

“The challenge with political party formation in Nigeria has to do with them being more vote-catching machines than political parties.

“The Labour Party has not invested in itself as a political party, it presented itself as a vehicle for those who could not find space in the two dominant political parties.

“They have not worked to deepen political practices within the party, so the owners of the party which is the Nigerian labour Congress has the responsibility to redirect the way the party was being run, and that is the conflict.

“It is the conflict between ideology and merchant; People who just want to trade and those who want to run a political party.

“It is a party with so much promise but is still what Doyin Okupe called Special Purpose Vehicle for those who want to run elections.

“I wish that the conflict engenders a resolution in which the real owners of the party – NLC, will take it over and then present to Nigerians a true party that is Labour-centric, that thinks and operates with the welfare of the masses in mind.

Explaining further he said people were not rooted to the political party, adding that 90 per cent who contested under the Labour Party and won election joined through waivers.

“So in what way are they connected to the identity of the party. That is why in the national assembly where you should have different views, position and ideology, there is none.

“I should not just be a member of a political party, I should subscribe to the programmes that the party presents.

“The Labour Party is Anti-IMF and World Bank, their presidential candidate is a market person interested in privatisation and commercialisation, can you see the disconnect.

And this is why the Nigerian Labour Congress has decided that it is time it redirects the party back to the purpose for which it was founded.

thecloudngr

0Shares

Politics

Enugu State Governor Mbah Admits To Having Sleepless Night In Governing Enugu State

Published

2 weeks ago

May 29, 2025

thecloudngr

Enugu State Governor Mbah Admits To Having Sleepless Night In Governing Enugu State—-Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says the weight of the decision he has to make in governing the people of Enugu frequently gives him sleepless nights.

The governor said he is constantly thinking about how his decision affects the people.

Governor Mbah said this while speaking on Thursday at the second anniversary of his administration.

He said that, as the leader of the state, he has a duty to develop and transform Enugu. Still, while making tough governance decisions, he often pauses to consider the effect of his decisions on the people.

He said, “Change seeks no permission; it moves through persistence. We choose action over comfort. Sometimes, progress over popularity. Real change is not fanciful. It is hard, it resists, and sometimes it tests our faith.

“There have been nights I barely slept because of the weight of the decision we must make. There are days I pause not from indecision but from compassion.

“I’m contstantly thinking, how will this decision affect the people? Havew we though through the consequences? It is part of the burden of leadership. Development is necessary, but it does not come with easy choices. We were not promised ease, only the chance to serve, and so we pressed on, knowing that the first step towards transformation was into the unknown with only the light of our vision as our guide. We chose to act swiftly because we have no luxury of time.”

Earlier, Arthur Eze, the Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Oranto Petroleum, said Governor Mbah deserves a second term and that nobody will stop him from re-election.

He added that President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the governor for a second term because of his honesty.

thecloudngr

0Shares

Politics

2027: NASS Leadership Endorses Tinubu

Published

3 weeks ago

May 22, 2025

thecloudngr

2027: NASS Leadership Endorses Tinubu—-The leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) on Thursday at the National Summit of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party, held in Abuja, endorsed President Bola Tinubu as their sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election.

The endorsement was moved by Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, and seconded by Hon. Tajudeen Abass, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

This followed an earlier endorsement of Tinubu as the sole candidate of the APC in the 2027 by Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum.

Akpabio moved that Tinubu should be adopted as the sole candidate of the APC for the Presidency in 2027.

“Nigerians are saying that because you have done a difficult job well, that it is time to reward you by sending you back to the Presidency for a second term in office,” he said.

Akpabio said the endorsement was based on the political sagacity of Tinubu, whom he said had been able to set Nigeria on the path of growth as confirmed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

He said Nigerians and people at the grassroots were very excited, and that members of the National Assembly were also excited and had never had it so good.

Abass said he stood on behalf of 109 Senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives, and all the 36 Speakers and their members, to second the motion raised by the president of the senate.

thecloudngr