The Labour Party (LP) says it has reviewed the performance of its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, and its governor in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, and has decided to reserve its tickets for them in the 2027 general elections. A communique circulated after the party’s convention on Wednesday, which was signed by the National Chairman, …

All three leading political parties are facing serious difficulties conducting their primaries for the Edo State gubernatorial election. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has produced two candidates. The All Progressives Congress (APC) produced three in the initial botched exercise. Labour Party has not conducted its, but a leading aspirant and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata has …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party has slammed a six-month suspension on its National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara. The suspension was announced at a press conference on Wednesday at the party secretariat in Abuja. On Monday, Opara challenged Labour Party National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, at a press conference to account for an alleged N3.5 billion raised from …

The two leading opposition parties, on Sunday, called on the Federal Government to make good its promise to release 102,000 metric tons of assorted grains as a short-term measure to address the food crisis in the country. In two separate interviews, the leadership of both the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) urged the President Bola Tinubu-led …

The Labour Party (LP) has said its aspirants in the September governorship election in Edo State will pay N30 million for the nomination and expression of interest forms. The Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, which took the decision, urged interested aspirants to pay N5 million for Expression of Interest and N25 million for Nomination forms. The …

Labour Party (LP), presidential candidate during the 25 February 2023 General Elections, Peter Obi, has kicked against what he described as the Federal Government’s disturbing pattern of huge borrowing and profligate spending on non-essential procurements, warning that such a pattern would soon wreck the economy. The former Anambra State governor also condemned Federal Government’s securitization of Ways and Means borrowing …

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has said that his party would continue to adjust to a new role as Nigeria’s main opposition party. According to Obi, the Labour Party would remain firmly in opposition and keep the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on its toes to protect the interest of Nigerians. In his new …

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 …