THE National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour Party in Asaba has suspended the Bashir Apapa-led Labour Party and extended the tenure of the Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) by 12 months. The decision was made at the NEC meeting attended by key stakeholders, including the party’s presidential candidate, Peter …
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Suspended Labour Party Chairman Abure Re-instated By NLC Amidst Tight security
AMIDST conflicting judgements from courts, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday, led a delegation of workers’ unions to reinstate the embattled national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure. In doing so, NLC President, Joe Ajaero confirmed that the bright fortune of the party was attracting …
Read More »Barrister Adejo Okeme Emerges Kogi Labour Party Governorship Candidate
A legal practitioner, Barrister Adejo Okeme, has won the Kogi State Labour Party governorship ticket. Barrister Okeme polled 127 votes ahead of his closest rival Isaac Alfa who scored 69 votes at the primary held on Saturday in Lokoja, the state capital. Barrister Okeme is from Kogi East Senatorial district. …
Read More »Labour Party Rejects Rerun Election In Edo
KELLY Ogbaloi, the Edo State Labour Party chairman, has described the Saturday rerun election in the state as a sham and called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to cancel the election and fix another date for the rerun. Ogbaloi who stated this while reacting to the rerun election …
Read More »Handle 2023 Election Litigations firmly — Labour Party chieftain Tells Judiciary
THE Labour Party Candidate for Abia South Senatorial District, Mr Chinedu Onyeizu, has urged the judiciary to be firm in delivering justice in all litigations on the 2023 general election. Onyeizu gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. He urged …
Read More »Kaduna Reps Seat: PDP Blasts Labour Party Over Alleged Threats
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State has called on security agents to take note of the threat by the Labour Party in its efforts to pursue and reclaim its mandate, alleged to have been stolen through over-voting, ballot stuffing and electoral malfeasance …
Read More »Labour Party Targeted At Frustrating Peter Obi – Tanko Yunusa
Dr Tanko Yususa, the Labour Party Presidential Council spokesperson, said the crisis rocking the party’s leadership is not about the embattled National Chairman, Julius Abure, but targeted at Peter Obi. The post-election crisis in the Labour Party took another dimension on Thursday after the Nigeria Police Force sealed its secretariat …
Read More »Labour Party Suspends Members Iver Anti-Party Activities
Labour Party (LP) in Nasarawa State has suspended 11 executive members for engaging in anti-party activities at the just-concluded governorship and House of Assembly elections. This was contained in a statement issued in Lafia on Thursday and signed by Mr Alex Emmanuel, Party Chairman and Mr Ashime Benjamin, Assistant State …
Read More »Labour Party To Refund Nomination Fee To Deceased Family
The Labour Party, LP, national chairman, Julius Abure has said that the party will refund the N25 million nomination fee paid by late Imo State governorship aspirant, Humphrey Anumudu. Abure, who stated this while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday after meeting with members of the National Assembly-Elect of …
Read More »Labour Party Changes Price Of Governorship Nomination Forms Peter Obi Reacts
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the just concluded presidential election, Peter Obi has hailed the party for reducing the price of its governorship nomination form. The LP said the nomination forms for the off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states is now N15 million instead …
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