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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,, the …

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 only …

SEN. Neda Imasuen (LP–Edo South) said that the numerous leadership litigations had weakened the Labour Party (LP) and left it without clear direction. Imasuen said this during an interactive session with members of the Correspondents’ Chapel on Saturday in Benin. The senator expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court’s decision to …

THE Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday, which removed the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP). The Governor believes the ruling will help restore peace, unity, and order within the party. In a statement following the …

THE factional Deputy National Chairman of the Labour Party, Ayo Olorunfemi, has said Julius Abure remained the party’s national chairman. Newsextra24 reports that Olorunfemi, who belongs to the faction of Abure, said the Supreme Court’s ruling, on Friday, did not say his tenure expired. Speaking with Arise News, on Friday, the factional …

THE Supreme Court has set aside the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which, until Friday morning, recognised Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgement on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal …

IMO State Chapter of Labour Party under the chairmanship of Callistus Ihejiagwa, has suspended 14 members of its State Working Committee and others following what the party described as gross indiscipline and indulging in act that is capable of disparaging the party. Addressing journalists after its State Executive meeting in …

As part of the ongoing efforts to engender an enduring harmony in the party, the leadership of the Labour Party has set up a three-man Intervention and Truce Committee to bridge the gap in the relationship between it and the members of the National Assembly. The committee members include Hons …

A former acting chairman of the Labour Party in Abia State, Kelechi Madugba, has dismissed allegations linking him to the sponsorship of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), describing the claims as untrue and baseless. In a statement made available to Punch in Umuahia, Madugba refuted the petition and publication, accusing him …

THE Labour Party has demanded the immediate release of Ceekay Igara, its National Vice Chairman for the South-East, who was arrested by police in Aba on alleged orders from Abia State Governor, Alex Otti. The party’s Deputy National Chairman, Ayo Olorunfemi, expressed the party’s shock at the arrest, which occurred …