Senator Nenadi Usman, Chairman of the Labour Party National Caretaker Committee (LP-NCC), has disclosed how the party narrowly avoided deregistration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to Usman, the Labour Party faced the possibility of being de-registered, a move that was averted through the intervention of party leaders during a crucial September 4 Stakeholders meeting in Umuahia, Abia State.
Speaking to journalists after the inaugural meeting of the LP-NCC in Abuja, Usman explained that the party was at risk due to internal conflicts, which could have led INEC to remove the party from its official records. She credited the quick, decisive actions of the party’s leadership for preventing this outcome.
Usman emphasized her commitment to unity, noting, “On September 4, no faction of the party was defeated. We all won as one political family, escaping INEC’s threat to deregister us due to the lack of legally acceptable leadership.”
She also urged aggrieved members to reconcile and collaborate with her committee, whose mandate is to organize state congresses and a transparent national convention within the next three months, ensuring a united and stronger Labour Party.
Professor Theophilus Ndubuaku, acting Chairman of the NLC Political Commission, echoed Usman’s call for unity, urging members to set aside their differences for the future of the party.
