The leadership of the Labour Party has dismissed claims that it has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the South-East region. In a statement released on Monday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the Labour Party clarified that it has not, and will not, assign any of its positions to specific regions or … Read more
The Labour Party says it has no regret in fielding a southeasterner in the person of Peter Obi as its 2023 presidential candidate despite agitations for zoning to other regions from some quarters. This is as it declared readiness to support the Igbos to clinch the 2027 presidential election. The position of the Labour Party … Read more
A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Kenneth Okonkwo, has stated that he will not remain in the party if Julius Abure is the chairman. Okonkwo, a former spokesman for the Labour Party’s presidential campaign council stated this on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television Sunrise Daily. He, however, admitted that he is still … Read more
The Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission, Professor Theophilus Ndubuaku, has described the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, as a man who lacks integrity and should be in jail. He lamented that Abure is not fit to lead the Labour Party because the core leadership of the LP … Read more
The Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission, Professor Theophilus Ndubuaku, has made a fresh call for Julius Abure to resign as the Labour Party’s chairman. According to Ndubuaku, Abure has been rejected by Peter Obi, Governor Alex Otti, the Obidient movement and even members of his own National Working Committee (NWC). He, … Read more
Some chieftains of the Labour Party loyal to the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, have alleged that the 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is culpable in the crisis rocking the party and should be sanctioned. Henzodaily reports that this comes after Abure, in the wake of the Court of Appeal judgement recognizing him … Read more
The Labour Party’s internal leadership crisis escalated on Saturday as the 29-member caretaker committee, led by Senator Nenadi Usman, demanded that Julius Abure cease presenting himself as the party’s national chairman. The committee, established by Abia State Governor Alex Otti and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, insists it remains the party’s legitimate leadership … Read more
Nollywood actor cum politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has blamed the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, for the gale of defections that have befallen the party in recent days. Okonkwo, in a statement on Thursday via his X account, said the defections are a testament to the loss of confidence in Abure’s leadership. … Read more