The Labour Party (LP) has announced the launch of a nationwide civil society directory, the Nigeria Civil Rights Yellow Page (NCS-YP), in response to last week’s airport altercation between activist Ms. Precious Oruche, popularly known as Mama Pee, and the party’s former national chairman, Julius Abure.
Interim National Publicity Secretary, Prince Tony Akeni, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, describing the project as a tool to protect activists, journalists and citizens ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to him, the directory will compile contacts of human rights, women’s rights, environmental and IDP advocacy groups across Nigeria. “Its purpose is to mobilize legal, media and community support in real time for Nigerians in distress,” he said.
The initiative follows the September 27 incident at the Abuja airport which later escalated on a Max Air flight to Benin. Akeni alleged that Abure’s younger brother sparked the confrontation, which eventually turned violent when a mob of youths allegedly attacked Oruche in Benin.
The LP condemned what it called “raw physical violence” against Oruche, while commending Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, for intervening to prevent her detention.
“If only 5% of Nigerian youths showed Mama Pee’s bravery, Nigeria would already be free from bad governance,” Akeni said.
The party urged its supporters to brace up for the 2027 general elections, warning that the attack was “a specimen of things to come.”
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