National secretary of the Labour Party (LP),
Mr Kayode Ajulo has accused the All
Progressives Congress (APC) of using
terrorist tactics in its attempt to lure his
party into a merger.
“I dare say that the APC is not a political
party, but a group of persons using terrorists
tactics in their plan to throw Nigeria into
chaos and they should be so treated,” Ajulo
said.
The LP National Secretary added: “As big as
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is, it
does not muzzle us. The ruling party is not
forcing us into a merger. APC is harassing
us. It wants to force us into a union. It is
moving forcefully to takeover our party. That
is wrong,” he said.
Ajulo, who spoke in Abuja on Sunday, said
that the APC had been attempting to force
his party into a union for some time now. He
however warned the APC to steer clear of the
party, as the was not for sale.
“We believe the subterfuge as embarked by
the APC must be checked. Its extant
undertakings are not what a political party
should be doing. It is trying to muzzle us
and this is unbecoming. It is using the
tactics of terror groups to harass us and this
must stop,” Ajulo told the Nigerian Tribune.
“Merger should not be under duress, just as
bribing party officials and some union leaders
is criminal and this is not what a political
party should be known for.
“Forceful takeover of another political party
is against the extant law which constitutes
political party in Nigeria and as such, the
APC needs to be proscribed. The party’s
finance need to be subject to scrutiny,” he
said.
Ajulo also stated that the LP should not be
misconstrued as an organ of the Nigerian
Labour Congress (NLC), adding that the
party belonged to Nigerians.
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