Browsing: Labour Party

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is under scrutiny for allegedly deceiving the public through his supporters known as ‘Obidients’ with old images depicting Lagos schools requiring dire renovations, according to a recent investigation by Fact-Checkers. A supporter of the opposition leader recently shared photos he alleged showed the current state […]

Labour Party's Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, stated on Wednesday that a forensic audit is being conducted on the party’s accounts as per his request. The call for an independent audit firm to investigate the party's account was made on March 14 following a challenge from the former National Treasurer of the party, Oluchi Oparah.

The campaign organization of Labour Party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, refuted the media's speculation that his frequent visits to churches and mosques were a form of religious politics aimed at enhancing his political image before the 2027 election. The former Anambra governor faced heavy criticism last month during the Ramadan season […]

The leaders of the Labour Party cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday, advising them not to attempt to take control of the political stage. They stated that the Congress does not have the authority to remove Julius Abure from the National Working Committee as they declared recently. The party responded to the resolution made on Monday by the NLC Political Commission during a stakeholders meeting.

The Labour Party, on Wednesday, said that the house of its national chairman, Julius Abure, was gutted by fire in the early hours of the day. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. He also claimed it was an assassination attempt on the chairman. The statement read, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party‘s national convention held in Anambra. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said this in Abuja on Thursday. Oyekanmi said that the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC, declining to state further why it was not monitored. The LP […]

After the NLC invaded its offices on Wednesday, the leadership of the Labour Party has officially asked relevant government organizations to intervene urgently to protect the party from further attacks by the Nigeria Labour Congress. They sent four separate letters to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume; and the Attorney General, requesting help.

A former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, said on Thursday that the Labour Party was established by the NLC as a platform for union members to exercise and defend their rights. Wabba spoke amidst the power struggle between the NLC and the Labour Party. On Wednesday, NLC members, acting on the […]

A former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has stated that the Labour Party was formed by the NLC as a platform for members of the union to exercise and defend their rights. Wabba made the statement on Thursday during an interview on the Channels Television programme, Politics Today, where he addressed the […]

Today, the Nigeria Labour Congress went to the national headquarters of the Labour Party in Abuja to oppose the party’s upcoming national convention at the end of this month. The union also called for the removal of the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure. The NLC leadership accused Abure of intending to hold a “secret” convention […]