The Labour Party’s leadership crisis deepened on Saturday as a 29-member caretaker committee, headed by Senator Nenadi Usman, demanded that Julius Abure stop presenting himself as the party’s national chairman. The committee, reportedly established by Abia State Governor Alex Otti and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, asserts that it remains the legitimate leadership…
The Labour Party (LP) has rejected accusations from the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission (NLC-PC), which alleged that Julius Abure, the party’s national chairman, has been advancing the interests of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing the matter in Abuja, LP National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, clarified that the claims are part of a…
The Labour Party, LP, Caretaker Committee in Abuja has urged Julius Abure to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the party, saying his tenure expired on June 9. The Secretary, Board of Trustees, of the party Salisu Mohammed said this during a news conference organised by the leadership of the Labour National Transitional…
A Chieftain of Labour Party in Anambra State and one of the coordinators of Oga Ndi Oga Movement, Prince Austin Onyekaba has raised objection on the 45 days notice given by Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) to political parties to prepare for Local Government election in Anambra State arguing that 45days is not enough…
The leadership tussle in the Labour Party may have come to an end as an FCT High Court has declared that the national convention of the party held in Nnewi on the March 26, 2024 is valid and in line with the requirement of both the 2022 Electoral Act and Labour Party Constitution. The court…
The National Chairman of Labour Party, LP, Julius Abure says the party will not rest until it takes over the reins of power at the federal level Speaking to newsmen Umuahia, Abure has Nigerians will be the beneficiary if Labour party assumes leadership of the government as it will provide quality leadership. He spoke after…
Less than 24 hours after Barrister Olumide Akpata emerged as candidate of the Julius Abure-led national leadership of the Labour Party for the September 21 Edo State governorship election, the Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction has also unveiled its candidate for the election. Akpata was declared the party’s candidate in a governorship primary by the Deputy…
The Labour Party 2023 House of Assembly candidates in Anambra State have expressed their strong disapproval of the recent crackdown on vendors in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State. In a statement issued by the party’s spokesperson, Mr. Humphrey Iloh, the group described the actions taken by the government as dictatorial and expressed their…
The 36 State Chairmen of the Labour Party, alongside the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have refuted speculations suggesting a plot to suspend the party’s leader and Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi. Recall that an unconfirmed report suggested that the Party Chairman, Julius Abure was conspiring to suspend Obi over his…
The suspended national treasurer of the Labour Party, Mrs Oluchi Opara, said the party’s sanction against her over allegation that the national chairman Abure misappropriated over N3 billion out of the N3.5 billion raised for the 2023 campaigns, did not follow the party’s rules. Opara stated this while reacting to her suspension by the national…
