Tag: LP

INEC recognises Nenadi Usman-led LP after court order

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LP on Nenadi Usman

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised the Labour Party (LP) National Working Committee (NWC) led by Nenadi Usman. INEC indicated that the move followed a court order mandating the electoral commission to do so. Checks on the INEC website as of Friday showed that the umpire has now listed Usman as the caretaker committee chairperson of the Labour Party (INEC). Other members of the NWC are: Senator Darlington Nwokocha (National Secretary); Hamisu Santuraki (National Treasurer); Aisha Madije (National Financial Secretary), and Eric Ifere (National Legal Adviser. The development…

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2027: S’East leaders dump LP for ADC

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2027 S'East leaders2

…Tinubu’s aide fires back Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, yesterday formally aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), alongside other prominent political leaders from the South-East region, in a move that is already reshaping the build-up to the 2027 general elections. The declaration was made in Enugu, Enugu State capital, where the leaders said their decision followed months of consultations within the zone and across the country. They explained that the ADC platform would serve as a rallying point for opposition forces seeking to “rescue Nigeria from…

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FCT Polls: PDP faces mass disqualification; as INEC removes LP

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PDP on FCT polls

Ahead of the February 21, 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, dozens of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates face possible disqualification, while the Labour Party (LP) has been completely excluded from the race. INEC’s final list of candidates, released on September 22, 2025, shows that the Labour Party (LP) has no cleared candidates for the polls, making it the only one of Nigeria’s 16 registered parties absent from the FCT elections. The PDP, which submitted 74 candidates for the six chairmanship, six vice-chairmanship and 62 councillorship seats, is…

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NLC threatens nationwide protests; withdraws from Labour Party

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NLC threatens

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has warned that it may launch a nationwide protest in response to the escalating security challenges in the country. Speaking at the opening of its National Executive Council meeting held in Lagos, its President, Joe Ajaero, warned that it would no longer watch helplessly as criminal gangs unleash terror across the country. The NLC vowed to declare a national day of mourning and mobilise for nationwide protests over the worsening insecurity. Ajaero said Nigeria was “under siege,” lamenting the latest school kidnapping and the withdrawal…

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Senate: APC gains clear 2-thirds majority, as Enugu senator defects from LP

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Senate APC gains

The ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), has strengthened its control of the Senate following the defection of Senator Kelvin Chukwu, representing Enugu-East senatorial district from the Labour Party (LP) to the APC. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced Chukwu’s defection during Wednesday’s plenary, bringing the APC’s tally in the upper chamber to 73 seats — a clear two-thirds majority. Chukwu, who replaced his late brother, Oyibo Chukwu, after the 2023 general election, attributed his defection to the lingering crisis within the Labour Party. He said, “The protracted crisis rocking the LP,…

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“Obi won’t get our party ticket in 2027” – Labour Party 

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Labour Party on Obi

The Labour Party (LP)’s National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, has said that former presidential candidate Peter Obi will not secure the party’s ticket for the 2027 general elections. Arabambi made this statement yesterday, during an interview on a television programme, where he stated that the LP could survive and thrive without Obi. According to him, the political momentum the party gained in 2023 was largely driven by the #EndSARS movement and widespread public dissatisfaction with the past Buhari administration, not Obi’s personal influence. “We are going to do our 2027…

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ADC, LP condemn FG’s ₦712bn Lagos Airport renovation as ‘misplaced, elitist and reckless’

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ADC, LP condemn

Fierce criticism has trailed the Federal Government’s approval of ₦712.3 billion for the renovation of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with opposition parties – the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Labour Party (LP) – describing the move as fiscally reckless, elitist, and out of touch with the economic realities facing Nigerians. The criticism follows the July 31 approval granted by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), announced by Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo. According to him, the funds will go toward the first major rehabilitation of the airport’s old terminal since its…

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2027: “Datti may replace Obi as our presidential flagbearer” – LP

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LP on Datti

The Labour Party, (LP), has announced that Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed may replace Peter Obi as its presidential flagbearer in the 2027 general elections. Speaking in an interview with Trust TV on Wednesday, the party’s National Secretary, Umar Farouk, stated that the presidential ticket is not reserved for any individual and would be open to all aspirants – including Datti, who served as Obi’s running mate in the 2023 election. Farouk warned that Obi risks losing the ticket if he continues to associate with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which is…

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“Disregard Abure’s 48hr ultimatum to Obi”, LP tells Nigerians

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LP tells Nigerians

The Senator Nenadi Usman-led Labour Party, has asked the general public to disregard a purported 48-hour ultimatum given to the party’s leader, Peter Obi, to resign or face expulsion. In an issued statement signed by Ken Eluma Asogwa, the Senior Special Assistant (Media), to the Acting National Chairman, Nenadi Usman, the LP dismissed the ultimatum given by the Abure-led faction as mischievous. The statement read, “The attention of the Labour Party has been drawn to misleading reports and commentaries suggesting that Peter Obi has been issued a 48-hour ultimatum to…

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“Implement electoral reform to immortalise Uwais”, LP urges FG

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LP urges FG

The Labour Party, (LP), has urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Uwais, by implementing the far-reaching electoral reform recommendations he championed during his lifetime. This call was made by chairman of the LP’s National Caretaker Committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday. Usman described the Late jurist as a towering figure in Nigeria’s legal and democratic history, whose legacy must be preserved through meaningful action. “To truly honour Justice Uwais’ memory”, she stated, “the Federal Government should…

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