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APC senatorial ticket excites ex-Lagos deputy gov, hails Tinubu, others

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The All Progressives Congress Lagos West Senatorial District candidate Dr Idiat Adebule has expressed appreciation to the party’s leaders and delegates for finding her worthy to represent the APC in the 2023 election into the Senate.

The former Lagos State deputy governor particularly thanked the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), other respected leaders and members of the APC for their encouragement and support during the consultations and the primary election.

Dr Adebule, a grassroot mobiliser, polled 424 votes to defeat former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, who had 119 votes and one-time Commissioner for Transportation Comrade Kayode Opeifa who polled 4 votes.

She specially praised the delegates for trusting her with their votes.

She said, “To our dear delegates who took the bull by the horn and made a historic decision to place merit and interest of the people above all other considerations have by their action driven our party and Lagos West to the path of greatness.

“You are the heroes/heroines of this feat and we celebrate you and thank you for trusting me with your mandate and I will not disappoint you by the grace of God Almighty. If not for your commitment. I probably won’t be standing as the candidate for Lagos West today. “What you all did is something I really treasure and I know that our party at large appreciates and treasure the choice you have made.”

The former deputy governor hailed Obanikoro and Opeifa for putting up a good contest.

She said, “I salute your doggedness and spirit of sportsmanship displayed throughout the process, but it is important to appreciate that only one contestant will be the candidate, which was decided through the free, fair and transparent process we went through on Saturday.

“It is also important to stress that we are all winners as there is neither any victor nor vanquished. I therefore call on all of you to join me as we begin the next phase of this task which is to win the general election.”

Adebule appreciated the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, who came to give her moral support, Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, Council Chairmen led by the Conference 57 Secretary Hon. Rasak Ajala, party chairmen and members of the party in the Lagos West Senatorial district for the overwhelming victory granted her.

She also commended the Adebule Campaign Team, election panel from the national secretariat of the party, Lagos CWC, officials of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), security officials and members of the fourth estate of the realm for their efforts in the success of the primary election.

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6 Labour Party lawmakers defect to PDP

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6 Labour Party lawmakers defect to PDP

Six Labour Party (LP) members of the Enugu State House of Assembly have officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

They made their defection known on Thursday in Enugu in a letter read by the Speaker, Chief Uche Ugwu, during plenary.

The defectors include the Majority Leader, Mr Johnson Ani (Enugu North); the Chief Whip, Mr Ejike Eze, (Igbo-Eze North 1); and the Deputy Chief Whip, Ms Princess Ugwu (Enugu South Rural).

Others are Mr Pius Ezugwu (Nsukka East); Mr Williams Amuka (Igbo-Etiti West); and Mr Osita Eze (Oji River).

The defectors, in the letters, said their defection was as a result of the existence of irreconcilable division, incessant crisis within the labour party at the national level and across all the state chapters.

They regretted that the party had evolved into perpetual discord with various factions embroiled in legal battles, which undermine its ability to effectively serve the interest of the people.

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According to them, the Labour Party, once considered a beacon of hope for progressive ideas, have regrettably become synonymous with internal squabbles, thereby reducing its capacity to fulfil the aspirations of electorates.

They cited the cases of Mr Julius Abure and Mr Limido Apapa factions as well as the national treasurer as some of the divisions within the party.

They expressed the hope that the PDP would give them the platform to continue to serve the interests of their people and thanked the leaderships of Labour Party for their supports.

The defectors also acknowledge that the letters were sent to the office of the Speaker by themselves, adding that they would work wholeheartedly for the progress of their new party in Enugu State.

In his remark, the Speaker welcomed the defectors into the PDP and promised that they would be carried along in the legislative activities of the House.

With the defection, the PDP now had the majority in the House with 17 members while LP had only six members.

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More drama at LP as BoT announces takeover

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More drama at LP as BoT announces takeover

  • NLC rejects Abure re-election
  • INEC disowns national convention

The Board of Trustees at the Labour Party says it has taken over the administration of the party, indicating a fresh trouble in the LP’s internal crisis.

This was announced on Thursday in a statement issued in Abuja by the party’s BoT Chairman, Sylvester Ejiofor.

He said the takeover of the party came after the expiration of Julius Abure’s tenure as LP’s national chairman

Abure was re-elected as chairman t the party’s national convention held in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday, amid leadership crisis.

All members of the National Working Committee were returned at the convention.

But the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described Abure’s re-election as “an illegality”.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) also disowned the exercise on the grounds that it did not monitor the national convention.

INEC spoke through Rotimi Oyekanmi, media aide to INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

The BoT’s statement read in part, “Following the expiration of the tenure in office of the immediate past National Working Committee of the LP headed by Mr. Julius Abure, the BoT, in line with the party’s constitution, has stepped in to steer the affairs of the LP.

“This step is to avoid any leadership vacuum in the LP.

“Furthermore, the BoT of the LP, in consultation with major stakeholders in the party, will soon communicate the processes for the conduct of an all-inclusive and expansive national convention of the LP.

“This is in line with the March 20, 2018 Federal High Court consent judgment delivered by Justice Gabriel Kolawole which recognised the Nigeria Labour Congress as the owners of the LP and mandated that an all-inclusive and expansive national convention of the LP be held.

“The decision of the BoT is also in furtherance of the agreement signed between the former national chairman of the LP, Mr. Julius Abure, and the NLC and the Trade Union Congress on June 27, 2022, which was mediated by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

“Unlike the charade that took place today in Nnewi and in tandem with the principles of popular democracy, the all-inclusive national convention will start with grassroots congresses at ward, local government, state and ultimately at the national level.

“This process will not leave any genuine member of LP out and will be held in the full view of the Independent National Electoral Commission, media, civil society, security agents, and the general public.”

The Abure-led executive of the party had not responded to the new development as noon on Thursday.

 

A chieftain of the party was quoted in a report by The PUNCH as saying it was a hatchet job.

“Since many of you journalists have been covering this party, have you heard anything about LP Board of Trustees before? It is non-existent.

“How can one Sylvester Ejiofor wake up one day, tag himself as BoT chairman, and issue a statement that he has taken over the affairs of the party? Let him come over to the secretariat and take over then.

“Too many people and mercenaries are just bent on causing conflict in the party,” he said.

 

 

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BREAKING: LP Re-elects Julius Abure As National Chairman

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Julius Abure, the national chairman of the Labour Party

BREAKING: LP Re-elects Julius Abure As National Chairman

The Labour Party (LP) has re-elected Julius Abure as its National Chairman for a second term in office.

Abure was re-elected by a unanimous affirmation of delegates at the party’s National Convention in Nnewi, Anambra State.

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The Chairman of the National Convention and Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu declared him the winner during the event attended by party leaders and members.

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