National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is too important to be left in the hands of opposition political parties. Ganduje said this on Thursday in Abuja while receiving some members of the opposition political parties, including the Peoples Democratic...
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The Labour Party (LP) candidate for Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election, Dr George Muoghalu, has said he would restore people’s confidence in government if elected the next governor of the state. Muoghalu gave the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja....
Chairman of Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, Rep. Afam Ogene, has blamed mass defections of lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the former Chairman, Julius Abure’s leadership failure. Ogene said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja...
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party (LP) has said that the elections that brought in Mr Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman did not follow due process. The Labour party NEC disclosed this at stakeholders interactive town hall meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting...
Labour Party (LP) Executive Committee in Lagos State has urged the Nigeria Police and DSS to investigate and prosecute those behind Monday’s attack on its secretariat. Lagos LP Chairperson, Mrs Dayo Ekong, made this call during a news conference on Tuesday at the secretariat, joined by other state executive...
Labour Party national caretaker committee mere political jobbers, seeking relevance – Ekiti chairman
Labour Party national caretaker committee mere political jobbers, seeking relevance – Ekiti chairman
The Labour Party in Ekiti State has described the Nenadi Usman-led national executive caretaker committee as mere political jobbers, seeking relevance in the party. The chairman of the party in the state, Mr Odunayo Okunade, stated this while addressing journalists at the end of the State Working Committee (SWC)...
A longlist of notable politicians including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi are in talks to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). This is according to the SDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election Adewole Adebayo. Adebayo said Atiku and...
Chief George Moghalu has emerged as the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the upcoming Anambra governorship election scheduled for Nov 8, following the party’s primary election held on Saturday in Awka. Moghalu, a former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), secured 573 votes to defeat his...
The Labour Party Legal Adviser, Mr Kehinde Edun, has said the Supreme Court judgment has further validated Mr Julius Abure’s position as the National Chairman of the party. Edun stated this on the sidelines of a news conference organised by the leadership of the party to clarify issues arising...
Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal lacked the jurisdiction to...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah on Wednesday, received former Labour Party (LP), Gubernatorial candidate for 2023 Governorship election, Mr Chijioke Edeoga, back into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He commended the ex-opposition flagbearer for demonstrating that politics was not a do-or-die affair. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The Labour Party (LP), Governorship candidate in Enugu State during the 2023 election, Mr Chijioke Edeoga, dumps party for PDP The Labour Party (LP), Governorship candidate in Enugu State during the 2023 election, Mr Chijioke Edeoga, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria...
Ondo Central Senatorial Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Adefolarin Oria, has said the party is too divided to achieve electoral victory in 2027. Oria made the remark while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Akure, analysing the party’s...
Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially written to the state’s House of Assembly, notifying it of its new majority status. The letter was read on Tuesday by the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, during the plenary on Tuesday in Benin. The letter, personally addressed to the...
The national leadership of Labour Party has extended the ongoing registration and revalidation exercise by the party to May. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Ifoh quoted the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, as saying after the...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, is currently in a closed meeting with Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. The reasons for Obi’s visit to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor had not been disclosed as at the time of filing this report....
Majority Leader in the Edo House of Assembly, Donald Okugbe (PDP – Akoko-Edo II), and three other lawmakers on Wednesday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The other lawmakers are Bright Iyamu (PDP – Orhionmwon South II); Richard Edosa (PDP – Oredo West); and Sunday Ojezele (LP –...
Labour Party (LP) leadership has constituted a three-man Intervention and Truce Committee to smoothen the relationship between it and its members in the National Assembly. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, said this was part of the on-going efforts...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has received over 22 political heavyweights from the opposition parties and their supporters at the All Progressives Party(APC) zonal rally which held at Kafanchan on Friday. The event was witnessed by thousands of APC supporters from Southern Kaduna and political stalwarts from across the...
A former member of the Labour Party (LP) Kenneth Okonkwo has asked President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to step aside from vying for the presidential seat in the next election. Okonkwo was a spokesman of the LP presidential campaign team in the 2023...