Peter Obi’s Labour Party recognised by INEC.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has ratified the Labour Party’s leadership structure, recognising officials loyal to presidential candidate Peter Obi

Factions of the Labour Party have rejected Mr Obi as the consensus presidential candidate, nominating other aspirants as the flag bearer.

Checks by Peoples Gazette on INEC’s official website showed that Julius Abure and Umar Farouk were recognised as the Labour Party’s national chairman and secretary; Akingbade Oyelakin as the national legal adviser.

A former deputy national chairman of the party, Calistus Okafor, claiming to be the party’s chair, had sued Messrs Abure, Farouk and Oyelakin, declaring their leadership illegal. But the defendants insisted they were elected chairman and secretary at a party conference in Benin in March 2021.

Last week, Mr Okafor filed an ex parte application praying the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to declare him the lawful chairman of the party.

Mr Okafor supports a presidential aspirant EJude Ezenwafor as the party’s candidate. He described him as “a man of integrity,” affirmed “to be the presidential candidate of the Labour Party come 2023.”

Meanwhile, another faction is rooting for the candidacy of Sampson Charles Uchenna as the party’s presidential flag bearer.

helinues:
Igbo's bringing themselves down. The other 2 factions presidential candidates are both Igbo

helinues:
Igbo's bringing themselves down. The other 2 factions presidential candidates are both Igbo

madridguy:
I stand with our chairman, Mazi Calistus Okafor. Any wuruwuru to bring our party chairman down will not work.
Someone cannot fail in PDP and think he can run here to scatter our Labour Party.
Either Obi join the queue or return back to PDP

PaChukwudi44:

Just like Tilumbu and Osibadjuju fighting each other

helinues:


Abi, you self see as how the have been dragging themselves to court.

Loosing of supporting no dey tired you Pa chukwudi?

madridguy:
I stand with our chairman, Mazi Calistus Okafor. Any wuruwuru to bring our party chairman down will not work.
Someone cannot fail in PDP and think he can run here to scatter our Labour Party.
Either Obi join the queue or return back to PDP

PrinceOfLagos:
Nice one

madridguy:
I stand with our chairman, Mazi Calistus Okafor. Any wuruwuru to bring our party chairman down will not work.
Someone cannot fail in PDP and think he can run here to scatter our Labour Party.
Either Obi join the queue or return back to PDP

helinues:
Igbo's bringing themselves down. The other 2 factions presidential candidates are both Igbo