There won’t be anarchy if you’re removed by the court – LP hits out at Tinubu

According to the Labour Party (LP), if President Bola Tinubu is dismissed from office by the court, there won’t be anarchy in Nigeria. On the basis that he did not receive 25% of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Tinubu had urged the presidential election tribunal to reject the challenge filed... Read More

Obi, LP to challenge presidential election results in 18 states only

On Thursday in Abuja, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for president in the February 25 presidential election, and his party reaffirmed their intention to contest the election results exclusively in 18 states before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). They maintained that in places where they won resoundingly and without... Read More

Again, tribunal steps down Obi’s petition over poor schedule of documents

The appeal brought forth by Mr. Peter Gregory Obi and the Labour Party, LP, challenging the election, resulted in the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, being compelled to adjourn hearings for the third time. Following an inadequate schedule of papers being requested to be produced in support of the charges of irregularities during the... Read More

Your inaugural speech disappointing, shallow – LP knocks Tinubu

According to the Labor Party, or LP, President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration address was dissatisfying. According to Obiora Ifoh, the National Publicity Secretary for the LP, Tinubu’s inauguration address revealed the “shallowness and policy incongruity” he wishes to provide Nigerians with. As Nigeria’s 16th president, Tinubu was sworn in on Monday. Ifoh, on the other... Read More

I’ll Honour Tinubu If He Invites Me — Lamidi Apapa

Labour Party’s factional leader Lamidi Apapa says he’s willing to meet with the president-elect if he requests to do so. However, according to Apapa, the Labour Party’s top leaders must approve the meeting before it can proceed. “I’ll talk to the party officials before I honor him (Tinubu). He said, “If they want me... Read More

I’ll be at Presidential Petition Court on Friday – Lamidi

Lamidi Apapa, the factional National Chairman of the Labor Party, has pledged to again attack the Presidential Petition Tribunal on Friday. In the courtroom on Wednesday, Mr. Apapa and Mr. Julius Abure’s groups fought over control of the party. The hearing was put off until Friday, May 19 when the court declined to acknowledge... Read More

INEC kicks against Peter Obi’s request to televise election tribunal

The Labour Party, LP, and Peter Obi, its presidential candidate, filed an application with the presidential election petition court asking to have the broadcast of the hearing. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has instructed the court to reject the plea. After the pre-hearing session on Wednesday, Levy Ozoukwu, counsel for Obi and LP,... Read More

Presidential election petition adjourns to May 10

The presidential election petition tribunal postponed its meeting until May 10 in order to consider cases brought before it that contested the results of the 2023 presidential election. One of the Labour Party, LP’s spokespersons, Kenneth Okonkwo, shared this information on Monday in a tweet. “Following a brief pre-hearing trial, the matter was continued... Read More

Minister criticizes Obi’s silence about Datti-Ahmed’s interview

Peter Obi, a presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), was charged of treason by Minister of Information Lai Mohammed yesterday. He said that Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Obi’s running mate, made inflammatory remarks on national television that were not denounced by Obi. After the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the minister spoke with media.... Read More

LP: What happened in Lagos was not election – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the 2023 Labour Party candidate for the just completed governorship election in Lagos State, has claimed that what took place in the state was a battle, not an election. On Friday, Rhodes-Vivour stated on Arise Television’s morning show that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) accountability needed to increase during the election’s... Read More