Members of the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) staged a protest on Wednesday at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, decrying the omission of their candidates’ names from the list for the upcoming elections. Naija News reports that the demonstrators, who gathered under heavy security presence, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has confirmed that the Labour Party will not participate in the upcoming National Assembly

"We wish to categorically state that the said protest is not sanctioned by the Labour Party. The organisers are unknown to the party’s leadership, and the action lacks the approval and backing of the party."

A member of the Labour Party, Avotu Johnson, has insisted that Julius Abure remains the National Chairman of the party based on its constitution. Johnson

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ruled out the Labour Party from participating in next week’s National Assembly by-elections in Edo State, citing failure to meet the required electoral guidelines. The Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Anugbum Onuoha, disclosed this during a press briefing held in Benin City, saying the Labour Party neither […]

Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) has disowned a planned protest at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja, warning that the action is not sanctioned by the party. In a statement on Tuesday, the party dissociated itself from the individuals allegedly behind the demonstration, slated for […]

Civil society organisations sympathetic to the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) have stormed the National Headquarters of the Independent