INEC rejects Labour Party convention as BoT announces takeover

The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected Wednesday’s Labour Party National Convention in Anambra State.

Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria.

Oyekanmi said that the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC.

Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress also rejected the convention.

Meanwhile, in a statement by the party’s BoT Chairman, Sylvester Ejiofor, the LP said the BoT has taken over the party, following the “expiration of the tenure of the National Working Committee of the party led by its National Chairman, Julius Abure.”

The LP returned Abure as National Chairman at a convention held in Nnewi, Anambra State. Some national officers of the party were also returned.

But the BoT said it was taking over to avoid any leadership vacuum.

The statement said the BoT of the party, in consultation with major stakeholders, will soon communicate the processes for the conduct of an all-inclusive and expansive national convention.