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Anambra Guber: LP to hold Primary Election, April 5

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 February 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The National Executive Committee, NEC, of the Labour Party, LP has approved April 5, 2025 as the date for the primaries to elect the Party’s candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State. Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary of the Party in a chat

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Group accuses Obi of creating destruction in LP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 January 2025 0

…says it will count against you By Tom Okpe A group, Alliance for All Labour Party, LP Professionals and Stakeholders, ALPPS, has warned that the Presidential candidate of the Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi may face his worst electoral defeat in the 2027 Presidential election, if he continues to destabilize and unnecessarily […]

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LP rejects outcome of Kaduna local government election

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 October 2024 0

The Labour Party (LP) has rejected the outcome of the weekend local government elections in Kaduna State. The party described the October 19 council polls as an “outright betrayal and murder of the democratic principles” which has been in existence in the past 25 years of democracy in the country. Kaduna State Caretaker Committee Chairman […]

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2027: LP denies Obi, Otti presidential, guber sole tickets

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 September 2024 0

..Describes stakeholders summit in Abia as an ‘illegality and a nullity’ By Tom Okpe The Labour Party (LP) National Executive Committee, NEC, has revealed that its 2023 General Election Presidential Candidate, Mr. Gregory Peter Obi, is no longer the sole Presidential Candidate of the party in the 2027 General Election in the country. The Party’s […]

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Attack on Soldiers: Go after killers not innocent citizens, LP urges military

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 June 2024 0

. Commends Gov Otti’s prompt response, pledge of bounty By Tom Okpe Leadership of the Labour Party, LP, has strongly denounced the brutal killing of five soldiers, deployed to protect citizens in Abia State over the Biafran Day celebration on Thursday. The party also called on the military to go after the perpetrators only to […]

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Why we lost to LP in 2023 – Abia PDP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 4 April 2024 0

The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has blamed the loss of the state to the Labour Party (LP) during the 2023 general election on defection of its members to other parties before the polls. This is as the party said it’s support base on Abia State will not be threatened by […]

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Vandalization of party office, LP reports NLC to SGF, Ministers, trade unions

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 March 2024 0

…calls for disciplinary action against Ajaero, others By Tom Okpe The Labour Party, (LP) has sent its petition to the office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF); Ministers and Trade Unions against the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) over the last Wednesday vandalization of the political party office. The LP office was broken […]

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Edo Guber: Akpata, Okpebholo win primaries in LP, APC

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 February 2024 0

BY Tom Okpe & TITUS AKHIGBE Senator Monday Okpebholo has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Governorship primaries in Edo State. Chairman of the Election Committee and Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu announced the final result of the exercise in the state capital, Benin after collection of results from 18 […]

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LP Reps Caucus describes Abure’s arrest, abuse of democratic ethos

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 23 February 2024 0

By Tom Okpe Labour Party, (LP) Caucus in the House of Representatives, has queried timing and intentions of the recent arrest of Barr Julius Abure, National Chairman, LP and the Party State Chairman, describing it as cruel, dehumanising and, abuse of democratic ethos. The 6 Representatives, expressed dismay over the controversial arrest, in a statement […]

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LP calls for cancellation of Igboeze North/Udenu Federal Constituency re – run election

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 4 February 2024 0

..describes it, a shameful exercise By Tom Okpe National Secretary of the Labour Party, (LP) Umar Farouk has described the House of Representatives re-run election in Igbo-Eze/Udenu Federal Constituency of Enugu State, as a shameful excercise, calling for a total cancellation in the Federal Constituency. Umar who led an LP Monitoring team to polling stations […]

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We’ve had numerous threats to life, accusations and harassment – LP National Chairman

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 1 February 2024 0

The National Chairman of the Labour Party, (LP) at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja barred his mind on issues, affecting the party and the forthcoming Edo State Governorship election. Tom Okpe was there for the Daily Times Edo Gubernatorial election forms are on sales by your party, how are you handling it? The […]

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Prominent member of LP presidential campaign council is dead

Ihesiulo Grace 29 December 2023 0

Mr Emmanuel Ijewere, a prominent member of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, is dead. Ijewere, one of Nigeria’s most eminent businessmen with extensive experience and interests across the banking, finance and agricultural spectrums, served as the Chairman of the Big Tent Obi-Datti Independent Campaign Council. A prominent member of the LP, Morris Monye,

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LP members protest over appeal court judgement, declares it pervasive

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 November 2023 0

By Emeka Okafor Members of the Labour Party in Abia Central Senatorial District of Abia State on Monday morning carried out a massive peaceful protest against the judgement delivered by the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos which invalidated the mandate of the Senator representing the district, Senator Darlington Nwokocha who won the election under […]

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LP condemns N160m car gift to lawmakers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 October 2023 0

..urges members in NASS, to kick against govt insensitivity By Tom Okpe The Labour Party, (LP) has condemned the N160m Prado Jeep cars to lawmakers, calling its members in the National Assembly to kick against what it described as government insensitivity. The opposition party also said it is saddening that with deepening poverty among Nigerians, […]

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LP chieftain, Okeke challenges Tinubu, Uzodinma

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2023 0

The Labour Party, LP, National Vice Chairman, South-East, Chief Innocent Okeke has expressed sadness over the level of killings in Imo State, accusing both the Federal and the Imo State government of taking passive looks while citizens were being slaughtered. The LP chieftain made the declaration in reaction to the killing of security operatives in […]

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Delta Gov’ship: LP Chair, hails Appeal Court’s order, referring petition to tribunal

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2023 0

..says Pela will emerge victorious By Tom Okpe National Chairman of the Labour Party, (LP) Barr Julius Abure has described the Appeal Court’s judgement in Delta state governorship election as a victory for democracy and a clear testimony that judiciary can be effective, impartial and truly, conscience of the masses. The National Chairman also called […]

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LP’s Okolie vows yo appeal tribunal judgement

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2023 0

By Nosa Àkeñzua A member representing Aniocha Oshimili Federal Constituency at the House Representatives ,under Labour Party ( LP) Mr Ngozi Okolie, says he will appeal the tribunal Judgement annulling his election. Okolie who spoke to journalists in Asaba said that the judgement had no legal basis , and however pledged his readiness to appeal […]

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May 29 Inauguration: In the fullness of time, justice shall prevail – LP

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2023 0

By Tom Okpe As Nigerians and the world, witness the new administration, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice, Ibrahim Kashim Shettima, being inaugurated today, 29th May, 2023; the opposition Labour Party, (LP) noted that in the fullness of time, justice shall prevail. Declared winners of the February, 25 Presidential election in the […]

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You can’t distract us -LP

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2023 0

By Tom Okpe The Labour Party, (LP) has said hirelings doing everything possible to distract and bring confusion to the party will not succeed as they, party will continue to stand firm. The party in a statement on Sunday, signed by its Ag National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifo on Sunday, in reaction to Arabambi’s attack […]

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Day 3@ PEPC: Calls for live transmission heighten, LP’s suit for hearing May 17

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2023 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA While LP has joined PDP in demanding live broadcast of proceedings at the court, a unanimous agreement by the lead lawyers to parties involved in Peter Obi and Labour Party, LP, petition the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, on Wednesday adjourned proceeding of the pre -hearing session till next week Wednesday, May […]