The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it did not monitor the national convention of the Labour Party (LP), which took place on Wednesday at the Grand Seasons Hotel in Nnewi, Anambra State.
Julius Abure was re-elected as the chairman of the party during the convention, which saw significant developments within the party’s leadership structure.
Rotimi Oyekanmi, the media aide to Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of INEC, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the electoral umpire did not oversee the conduct of the convention. However, Oyekanmi did not provide specific reasons for INEC’s decision not to monitor the event.
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The convention, initially scheduled for March 29, was rescheduled to March 27. The change in date was attributed to Good Friday, a significant day for Christians worldwide. Additionally, the venue was moved from Abia to Anambra.
Kehinde Edun, LP’s National Legal Adviser, asserted that the party duly notified INEC about the change in venue and date, emphasizing the party’s right to select any venue of its choice.
Despite the convention proceeding as planned, calls for its suspension have emerged from various quarters. The LP’s House of Representatives caucus advocated for the suspension to allow for proper planning, while the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) denounced Abure’s re-election as chairman, labeling it as “an illegality.”
Tensions between the NLC and LP escalated following disagreements over calls for the convention’s suspension and the resignation of Abure as chairman. These developments underscore the internal challenges facing the Labour Party as it navigates through a period of transition and leadership restructuring.
As the dust settles from the national convention, the Labour Party faces the task of addressing internal dissent while projecting a unified front ahead of future electoral engagements.
