A Labour Party member of Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr Eze Gabriel, representing Isi-Uzo constituency, has defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Eze, who was elected on the platform of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, announced his defection during plenary on Tuesday. The News Agency of...
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The Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has described as laughable the purported appointment of another lawmaker as the caucus leader by the former National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure. This is contained in a statement issued by the Labour Party Caucus Chairman, Rep. Afam Ogene,...
The National Executive Council (NEC) of Labour Party has passed a vote of confidence in the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee. This was part of the resolutions at the party’s NEC meeting held in Abuja on Monday. In a communique read out by the National Secretary, Alhaji Ibrahim Umar-Farouk,,...
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)...
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi and Gov. Alex Otti of Abia have fixed the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for April 9 in Abuja. Spokesman of Peter Obi Media Reach, Mr Ibrahim Umar, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Umar...
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...
The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the House of Representatives has lauded the Supreme Court’s judgment sacking Mr Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman. The caucus, in a statement on Friday by its Chairman, Rep. Afam Ogene (LP-Anambra), described the ruling as an elixir for the party’s stability...
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...
The two Labour Party aspirants for Anambra governorship election, Chief George Muoghalu and Sir John Nwosu, have been screened and confirmed for the party’s primaries slated for April 5. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. The...
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure has urged members of the “Obidient “ family to register with the party and participate in the National Congress of the party holding in June. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, made this known on...
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...
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...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said that he was ready to work with Mr Peter Obi in order to provide good governance to Nigerians. Mohammed stated this in Bauchi on Thursday when Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, paid him...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says allegations by former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El’Rufai that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) caused its crisis is false and condemnable. The party spoke on the backdrop of the recent allegations by El’Rufai, that the crises in PDP, Labour Party...
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...
Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has described late former Presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, as an active figure in Nigeria’s political space. Obi, in a condolence message posted on his X handle on Friday, said the late Chieftain of Labour Party (LP), was...
A chieftain of Labour Party (LP), Dr Ayo Olorunfemi has described death of Dr Doyin Okupe, a former Director-General of Mr Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, as a rude shock. Olorunfemi, LP Deputy National Chairman, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Okupe, also a medical...
Bayelsa governorship candidate of the Labour party in 2023, Udengs Eradiri says Governor Douye Diri is poised to hand over to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Eradiri made the assertion on Saturday in a radio programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa. Eradiri,...
The Labour Party (LP) in Osun has announced its withdrawal from Saturday’s local government election in the state. The Chairman of LP in Osun, Mr Adebayo Bello, made the announcement while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Osogbo. Bello said that the party was withdrawing from the election due...