The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, declared Julius Abure as the substantive National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, affirmed the Abure-led leadership and the March 2024 Nnewi Convention that produced the national leadership of the LP. Justice Nwite ordered the...
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The Labour Party caucus in the National Assembly has queried the alleged move by the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy. The caucus, led by Sen. Tony Nwoye (LP-Anambra), said this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Labour Party has urged the Plateau State government to guarantee free, fair, and transparent local government elections scheduled for October 9, 2024. This call was made during a press conference on October 1, 2024, at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat in...
A member of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, on Monday in Abeokuta advised President Bola Tinubu to urgently rejig his cabinet to serve the interest of Nigerians. Arabambi, during a press conference, contended that many political appointees and public office-holders were not doing enough to make life easier for...
Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, says security challenges bedeviling Africa are directly linked to poverty, with over 50 per cent of the population multi-dimensionally poor. The former governor of Anambra was speaking on Saturday in Athens, Greece’s capital, at an international dialogue...
Labour Party (LP) candidate in the Edo Governorship Election, Olumide Akpata, has cast his vote in Oredo ward 6, unit 11, commending the voting process. Speaking to journalists after voting at about 10:30 am, Olumide said “I voted according to the voting process and everything went well. “I want...
The Abure-led Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday accused Mr Peter Obi and Dr Alex Otti of seeking to hijack the leadership of the party through the back door. Mr Obiora Ifoh, National Secretary of the party, said this in a statement he issued in Abuja. Obi was the party’s...
The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has tasked INEC and security agencies to ensure a free, fair and credible Edo governorship election come Sept. 21. Obi made the call at the grand finale rally for Olumide Akpata, LP candidate in...
The Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacked the powers to deregister any political party in the country. National Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement in Abuja. He said the attention of the party’s leadership had...
The Labour Party (LP) in Anambra East Local Government Area (LGA) has threatened to boycott the September 28 Local Government Elections in the area. The LG Chairman and Secretary of the party, Mr Chidi Chinwuba and Mr Onyeka Aghadiuno, made the threat in a statement issued in Awka and...
The former Labour Party presidential candidate and ex-governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has stated his openness to accepting a vice-presidential position if he finds someone more capable of advancing the country than himself. During a recent interview with New Central TV, which was monitored on YouTube, Obi emphasized...
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has called on Labour Party (LP) supporters in Edo to safeguard their votes during the state’s Sept. 21 governorship election. Otti, who joined the LP candidate for the Edo governorship election, Olumide Akpata, during campaign rallies on Thursday in Benin, said that the...
The Labour Party(LP) Caretaker Committee on Wednesday in Abuja urged Mr Julius Abure to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the party, saying his tenure expired on on June 9, 2024. Mr Salisu Mohammad, Secretary, Board of Trustees, of the party said this during a news conference...
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify Olumide Akpata as the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Sept. 21 election in Edo. The appellate court held that the suit instituted by an aggrieved governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuangbon lacked cogent and verifiable...
Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, Peter Obi, on Tuesday joined the party in Edo to mobilise votes ahead of the state’s Sept. 21 governorship election. Speaking at the different campaign locations, Obi urged eligible voters in the state to come out en masse to...
The Labour Party (LP) has said there would be no automatic ticket for Mr Peter Obi and Gov. Alex Otti of Abia in the 2027 presidential and governorship elections. Obi was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The...
The National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Mr Julius Abure, has rejected the meeting of the party convened by Abia governor, Dr Alex Otti in Umuahia saying it is unconstitutional. Mr Obiora Ifoh made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. According to Abure, Otti and...
The Labour Party(LP), has set up a 7-man Disciplinary Standing Committee to curb the excesses of members not ready to abide by its constitution and obey directives. Its National Chairman, Mr Julius Abure, told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the decision was one of the resolutions reached at...
Rep. Ginger Onwusibe (LP-Abia) has defended the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu’s call for Governor Alex Otti of Abia to join the All Progressives Congress(APC). Onwusibe, the leader of the Labour Party caucus in the House, said this in his response to a statement...
The Old Bende Young Professionals have backed the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu’s to reposition the APC in Abia. This, the group said, would ensure victory for the APC in the state in the 2027 general elections. President of the group, Mr Chima Ogbonnaya,...