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LABOUR PARTY (LP)
(Operating with & Under 2014 Constitution)
Motto: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
BEING TEXT OF SPEECH BY PRINCE PROF. IFAGBEMI AWAMARIDI, ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, LABOUR PARTY POLITICAL PARTY (OPERATING WITH AND UNDER 2014 CONSTITUTION) DELIVERED AT THE WELCOME BREAKFAST ORGANISED BY LABOUR PARTY, LAGOS STATE TODAY, 10TH FEBRUARY, 2024:
MR. PRESIDENT, CHIEF BOLA TINUBU,
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Fellow Countrymen,
I will begin by first repeating my preface when I took over the leadership of the Party last year.
As a mark of respect for the masses we seek to serve, I, on behalf of the Current National Executives, that is, the Managers & Administrators of Labour Party Political Party, apologize on behalf of the Labour Party Political Party to the Nigerian Masses, the Nigerian Workers, the Nigerian Proletariat and all the Oppressed Citizens of Nigeria for the disappointing conduct, dismal Performance and jejune disposition of the previous National Executives of this Party in protecting the interests of the Nigerian Masses, the Nigerian Workers, the Nigerian Proletariat and all the Oppressed Citizens of Nigeria.
The “Gbajeu” Executives mismanaged and fraudulently administered the Party such that the Party became a wanton tool of the brutish Oppressors, the Capitalists, the right wing oppressive bourgeoisie, the rivals of the masses. They “conceptualized the Party with it’s legs and walked the Party with it’s head”. They wickedly and mischievously, for merchandising purposes, mated the left winged, social welfarist, masses oriented Labour Party with right winged, Capitalists, oppressive bourgeoisie, the rivals of the Masses. They commercially rented out the Party as “Cabu-Cabu”, which they corporately call SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle).
LEADER: PRINCE PROF. IFAGBEMI AWAMARIDI
LABOUR PARTY (LP)
(Operating with & Under 2014 Constitution)
Above all, to cover up for their untoward and criminal activities in the party they have mapped out a surreptitious mischief to kill the Party by deliberately acting in such a way that the Party will be deregistered.
We are aware that there have been Petitions to INEC to deregister Labour Party due to the lawlessness and documented prodigality of the former officers of the Party (Just as they were described by Hon. Justice I. E. Ekwo, on 16th August, 2019).
This deregistration move, we will not allow, we will resist this with the last blood in our veins.
As we march on, the situation so far:
In the case between Labour Party and NLC/TUC, titled Labour Party & Ors V Comrade Salisu Mohammed & Ors with Suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/866/2014, the “un-appealed” final Judgement of the Federal High Court, on 20th March, 2018, the Court mandated parties thereto to convene an expansive and inclusive National Convention of Labour Party (Operating with and under the 2014 Constitution)
Latter, INEC via letter referenced as INEC/DEPM/LP/86/IV/106, on 2nd October, 2018, mandated the parties thereto to convene the ordered National Convention of Labour Party (Operating with and under the 2014 Constitution), in line with the Court Judgment.
On August 16, 2019, (Contempt proceeding against the Officers of Labour Party) Justice I. E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, had reason to describe the Labour Party as a lawless Party, on account of documented prodigality of it’s officers, due to the conduct of it’s National Officers, aided by some INEC officials. He would have made a consequential pronouncement, but for the passionate plea and undertaking of Mr. Kehinde Edun, their counsel then. The Honourable Justice, nonetheless, adjourned proceedings to February 5, 2020 for the reports of the settlement (Convention) or an address on why the court should not order the deregistration of Labour Party.
The death of the Chairman excused him and his officers from being jailed for Contempt.
When the matter came up again for hearing on March 18, 2021, Julius Abure and his officers were neither present nor represented by counsel. Further irked by this
LEADER: PRINCE PROF. IFAGBEMI AWAMARIDI
LABOUR PARTY (LP)
(Operating with & Under 2014 Constitution)
development, Hon. Justice I. E. Ekwo adjourned proceedings to Monday, June 7, 2021 for counsels to address the court on why Labour Party should not be deregistered as a Political Party for acts of lawlessness and brigandage of it’s officials.
According to the Evidence/Affidavit deposed to on behalf of the NLC &TUC on 16th June, 2021, there has never been any notice of Convention to The NLC/TUC (The defendants in the Justice Kolawole’s Judgment of 2018), that is, no valid, proper or legal Convention of Labour Party (Operating with and under 2014 Constitution) has been held till date.
According to the Nigerian Constitution & Labour Party Constitution, there can not be a change, amendment, alteration or repeal of the Labour Party Constitution without a proper, valid, legal National Convention with the requisite notices and prior to which the National Executive Council must have established Constitutional amendment as a Convention agenda; And reregistered with INEC within 30 days of the assented Constitutional Amendment.
In 2019, INEC commenced a legal procedure and policy of publishing the registered, authentic, recognized Constitution of all Political Parties on its website.
INEC published the 2014 Constitution of Labour Party as the registered, authentic, recognized Constitution of Labour Party.
The 2014 Constitution is still on the INEC website till date.
The former Executives and members of the Labour Party Political Party technically and legally decamped from, and abandoned the Labour Party Political Party by affirming and confirming, through declarative and consequential events and Resolutions, allegiance to Constitutions other than that of the Labour Party Political Party (which they called and concocted as “2019 Constitution, as amended” ), that is, alienating themselves to the 2014 Constitution of the Labour Party Political Party, which is the Fons et Origo, grundnorm of the Labour Party Political Party.
Attached to this speech are documents showing the major articles forged for the purpose of forcibly, illegally imposing Julius Abure as National Chairman on 29th March, 2021.
By the betrayal actions, the Labour Party Political Party suddenly became robed in the garb of contravening section 222 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal
LEADER: PRINCE PROF. IFAGBEMI AWAMARIDI
LABOUR PARTY (LP)
(Operating with & Under 2014 Constitution)
Republic of Nigeria (as amended), positioning it at the risk of being implicated by section 225A of the same Constitution, which simply means deregistration of Labour Party as a Political Party.
Furthermore, after 10th June 2023 all the Executives of the Labour Party Political Party would have exceeded the requisite maximum term period of 4 years as stipulated in section 223 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), and thereby, again be in contravention of the Constitution, and the Party would have become “Officer-less”, which would have been another Constitutional infraction.
The Labour Party Political Party became like a moving passenger bus whose driver, while on the express road abruptly jumped out of the bus, without handing over the steering to anybody, endangering the life of the passengers, leaving the passengers with no option than for one of them to swiftly take charge of the steering to save their lives.
Faced with the glaring state of emergency within the Labour Party Political Party, the residual loyal officers and members of the Labour Party Political Party summoned a meeting of the Labour Party Political Party via EXPANDED EXECUTIVE MEETING CUM NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING” on 7th May, 2023, hosted by the Lagos State organ, which was the only remaining part of the Labour Party Political Party that still wholesomely operated with and under the 2014 Constitution of the Labour Party Political Party.
After serving INEC the requisite notice, Labour Party Political Party held a “National Executive Council meeting of Necessity” (NEC-N) on 8th June, 2023, where declarative and consequential resolutions were made to cure the technical and legal quagmire the Labour Party Political Party suddenly found itself, and subsequently disrobed it of the garb of contravening sections 222, 223 and 225A of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended); which would have qualified it for deregistration.
The current Principal officers and their other Executives headed by Prince Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi as the Acting National Chairman, which has become Sine Qua Non to the Labour Party Political Party and it’s survival are now in charge of the Management & administration of the Labour Party Political Party.
Note: Any other group of persons that calls itself Labour Party can only be “Labour Party Political Club” not LABOUR PARTY POLITICAL PARTY as recognized by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
LEADER: PRINCE PROF. IFAGBEMI AWAMARIDI
LABOUR PARTY (LP)
(Operating with & Under 2014 Constitution)
Meanwhile, THE LABOUR PARTY POLITICAL PARTY MARCHES ON !!!
STATE OF THE NATION
On the state of the Nation, it has become clear that while the 1st 8 years of the A.P.C. Administration, led by Muhammadu Buhari, was characterized by Mass Murder, Kidnaping, Insurgency, Corruption, hunger, Political, social and Economic quagmire cum confusion and composite, wholesome, mass Poverty, the current President has proverbially told Nigerians from the 1st day of his Government,
“My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
Hence, Mr. President, Chief BOLA TINUBU renewed Mass Murder, Kidnaping, Insurgency, Corruption, hunger, Political, social and Economic quagmire cum confusion and composite, wholesome, mass Poverty, and “Gnashing of teeth”.
He declared removal of fuel subsidy and contemporaneously induced increase in fuel from N185 to N650 (approx. 350% increase)
The Econometrics implications of this is increased internal and General costs for the masses, Producers, Consumers, exporters and all Economic transactions in the Country, and reduced internal and General Income for the masses, the Oppressed.
He induced the devaluation of the Naira, which has galloped from about N400 to N800 per Dollar in the official market and N1500 in the black market.
The Econometrics implications of this is increased external and General costs for all international transactions requiring foreign exchange; and reduced external and General Income for the masses, the Oppressed and for the country as a whole !!!
This is tantamount to thinking the Economy with it’s legs and walking it with it’s head.
Mr. President, Chief Bola Tinubu, has recklessly and deliberately clothed the masses of Nigeria with “RENEWED POVERTY AND HOPELESSNESS IN GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION, CLOAKING IT AS RENEWED HOPE”
LEADER: PRINCE PROF. IFAGBEMI AWAMARIDI
LABOUR PARTY (LP)
(Operating with & Under 2014 Constitution)
Therefore, I, hereby on behalf of the Nigerian Masses and Labour Party demand that Mr. President, Chief Bola Tinubu, should as a matter of urgency retract the two fundamental un-econometrically informed actions which has caused and will continue to cause Monumental Suffering and “Gnashing of teeth” to the Nigerian Masses.
REVERT BACK TO STATUS QUO ANTE BELLUM, AS AT 28TH MAY, 2023, OR YOU AND YOUR HEAD OF ECONOMY, THE VICE PRESIDENT SHOULD RESIGN.
DON’T ALLOW THE ENEMIES OF NIGERIA, USING WORLD BANK, IMF, ET AL. MAKE YOU FACE THE WRATH OF ANGRY NIGERIAN MASSES
WE ARE ALL TOGETHER.
We shall overcome !
We shall overcome !!
We shall overcome Oppressors Ultimately !!!
Aluta Continua, Victoria Acerta.
Yours-in-Action,
Prince Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi.
Acting National Chairman
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