Labour Party clarifies position on Anambra, backs Emeh-led executive on LG election
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party has thrown its weight behind Ugochukwu Emeh and Okoli Akrika-led state executive in Anambra.
The national body has also endorsed the position of the executives on staying away from the local government election in the state scheduled for September 28 as the process violates the Electoral Act.
The statement signed by Senator Usman said, “National Leadership of Labour Party is aware and is in total support of the position of Labour Party Anambra State led by Chief Ugochukwu Emeh (Chairman) and Okoli Akirika Esq (Secretary) and other stakeholders that LABOUR PARTY IS NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE PROPOSED ANAMBRA STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION SCHEDULED TO HOLD ON 28/9/24 based on violations of the Electoral Act and Nigerian Constitution.
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“The National Leadership of the Labour Party is also aware that the Labour Party is already in Court in Suit No A/265/2024 Labour Party vs Anambra State House of Assembly AND also suit No FHC/CV/AWK/223/2024 Labour Party vs ANSIEC & 14 others challenging the procedure for the proposed LGA election and never sponsored any Candidate to contest the questioned Anambra State LGA election.
“The National Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party hereby confirms that we have not constituted any Caretaker Committee in any state of the Federation including Anambra State and that our Party in Anambra State is presently led by Chief Ugochukwu Emeh(CHAIRMAN) AND C J Okoli Akirika Esq (Secretary).”