Statement FromThe Labour Party

Threat to dissolve elected state Exco unlawful, Labour Party warns Nenadi to honour INEC's advice

The leadership of the Labour Party has taken note of a statement issued by a discredited faction of the party wherein it made light a wise counsel by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) warning that the Senator Nenadi Usman led Caretaker Committee lacks the powers to dissolve the existing Ward, Local Government and State executives of the party and to replace them with handpicked interim executives. 

Ordinarily, we would have chosen to refrain from making any public statement as the issue of the leadership of the party is presently before the Court of Appeal. However, it is pertinent to address the lies being spewed by the Nenadi Usman faction, as always, when in their usual grand deceptive approach, tried to wave a candid advise by INEC which borders on unconstitutional and bizarre request by Nenadi Usman to dissolve a legitimately elected state organs of the party. 

We are however not surprised at her illegal request and notice to INEC to dissolve legitimate organs of the party and replace same with illegality since she was appointed in the same manner. Dr Alex Otti and Peter Obi woke up one morning and gather some stakeholders and appointed her and others as the interim caretaker committee of the party which is alien to the constitution of the party. An illegality of that sort cannot be legitimized by a procured judgment of a federal high court.

In the letter which has gone virile, the Commission was emphatic when it said, "The commission regrets to inform you that the dissolution of State, Local Government and Ward Executives of your Party in all the 36 States and FCT by the National Executive Council (NEC) without giving the Statutory Notice of the meeting to the Commission and without the authority to act in your Party Constitution cannot be acceded to."

I wonder which part of the statement they did not understand. Is it that they did not give a Statutory Notice of the (NEC) meeting to the Commission or that the Interim Executive as presently constituted lacks the authority to act as its existence is alien to the Party Constitution.

It is only in the imagination of the distinguished Senator Nenadi Usman that one can wake up one morning and decides who to fire or hire in contravention of the electoral law and party constitution. She must be told that political party management is not a tea party, neither is it a part time assignment. You need to be knowledgeable on the political party lexicon, committed and properly equipped to give your all. It is not a proxy assignment, it is not a puppet-lordship kind of arrangement. 

It is not enough to rush to the court and allegedly procure judgement but what you do with the judgement is what matters. A higher court is already looking at the injustice mete out at the party leadership and hopefully, a "Daniel' will soon come to judgment and correct the injustice. 

We expect the Nenadi Usman to explain to its few gullible followers what she meant by that they have "taken all the necessary steps to conclusively address the concerns raised by the Commission." It appears to us vague and unconvincing. She can do better. Did they organize a NEC meeting overnight? Have they changed the party constitution to allow an alien body, a body not known to its own constitution, the power to act?

We will see how far this rhetorics will take you to and how much more deception you intend to unleash on your gullible supporters.

We however urge the real members of the Labour Party to ignore the antics of these usurpers as their game will soon be up. Hopefully, we will reclaim our dear beloved party and also play an active role ahead the 2027 general elections. 

Sign:

Obiora Ifoh

National Publicity Secretary 

Labour Party

07/03/2026

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