The leadership of Labour Party (LP) has confirmed that they are part of the new coalition of concerned political parties that was launched this week. A group of seven opposition political parties on Wednesday formed a new coalition in a bid to strengthen democracy in the country. The movement tagged the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties was formed in Abuja …

The Imo State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) on Saturday raised the alarm that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was denying its legal team access to the certified true copy (CTC) of documents used for the governorship election in the state. In a statement by the spokesperson to the LP governorship candidate in the election, Chibuikem Diala, the …

The Labour Party in Imo State has dissociated itself from the result of the 11 November Governorship Election in Imo, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Party’s chairman, Mr. Callistus Ihejiagwa, said this while reacting to the outcome of the election in an interaction with newsmen in Owerri, on Sunday. Ihejiagwa said the election was characterized …

The Labour Party (LP) has knocked President Bola Tinubu over the ministerial list he transmitted to the Senate last Thursday. LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Obiora Ifoh accused President Tinubu of recycling some “failed and clueless” politicians as his ministerial nominees, stressing that there was nothing inspiring about the list. In a statement, Ifoh said Tinubu’s ministerial list has shown …

The Labour Party (LP) on Friday sympathised with the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, over the fire incident at his Lagos home on Wednesday. In a solidarity message, the party urged the government to investigate the actual cause of the fire. According to reports, the fire started from the roof before it exploded into a huge …

The crisis rocking the national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has permeated Anambra State as a new chairman, Hon. Peter Okoye has emerged in the state. Okoye, who held a meeting with the new executive of the party, said Hon. Ugochukwu Emeh has been removed. He said that Emeh was removed for being one of those who attended the …

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure remains the authentic leader of the party despite a court ruling. In a statement by its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, NLC said the judgement was founded on “unfounded/unproven and highly speculative and malicious allegations of corruption, perjury and forgery by elements …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been ordered by the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to permit the Labour Party and Kennedy Pela, the party’s candidate for the state’s 18th March election to examine the election materials used in the just-concluded polls. The party and its candidate had approached the tribunal in petition No: EPT/DL/GOV/02M/2023, seeking an order …

The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council on Sunday reiterated that its supporters would not back down on their planned nationwide demonstration unless the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) grants Labour Party’s lawyers access to materials from the 25 February presidential election. Controversies had trailed the outcome of the presidential election where the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola …

The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure has charged party supporters nationwide to consider themselves as party agents in whatever polling unit they are voting on Saturday. He expressed gratitude to party members and supporters for standing firm by the party despite several attempts to intimidate and bully them. At a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, …