The camp of the Labour Party (LP) led by the National Chairman, Mr Julius Abure, has absolved the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of blame in the leadership crisis rocking the party. The camp instead accused the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, and the Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, of fomenting…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has again placed the blame of the leadership crisis in the party on the doorstep of the federal government, accusing it of deploying several tactics, including propaganda, to fuel the discord in the opposition party. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, also…
Senator Neda Imasuen, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, has announced his intention to leave the Labour Party (LP) and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Edo South lawmaker, who was elected on the Labour Party platform, plans to make his defection public on Thursday, June 12, 2025….
The political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections are gaining ground in Delta State, as Hon. Ngozi Okolie, member of the House of Representatives representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, officially announced his resignation from the Labour Party, citing internal disorganisation and lack of direction within the party. Okolie made the announcement of his resignation and defection…
The internal crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) took a dramatic turn on Thursday as one of its factional national chairmen, Callistus Okafor, announced his exit from the party. Okafor cited unresolved leadership tussles and disappointment with the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Okafor, who addressed a press conference in Abuja, said the decision…
An Enugu State lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Sunday Umeha, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Umeha, who represents Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency, announced his defection during a political rally of the APC at Ibagwa Aka Community in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State on Saturday. Speaking at the rally, Umeha…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed plans for a major political coalition involving the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) to confront what he described as the ‘incompetent and inefficient’ government of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku made the announcement while addressing a delegation of stakeholders from…
National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has fired back at critics within the party, including 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi and Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, over recent allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, Abure challenged his opponents to prove they gave him or the party any money…
A former Labour Party (LP) presidential aspirant, Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, has accused the party’s leadership of betrayal and injustice, claiming that his 2022 presidential bid was sabotaged to pave the way for Mr Peter Obi. Faduri, who is the leader of the Rescue Movement for a New Nigeria, also declared his intention to contest the…
Abayomi Arabambi, Labour Party’s factional National Publicity Secretary, has alleged that some Obidients who were deployed as party agents ran away with election results because they were not paid for their service. Arabambi, during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, said the Labour Party has been lying to Nigerians about why the party failed…