The Nenadi Usman-led Labour Party (LP) has formally ratified 1,211 candidates for various elective positions ahead of the 2027 elections.
The party announced the decision at its national executive
council (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Thursday.
The development follows the conclusion of its nationwide
primaries held on May 27 for 1,491 positions, including 28 governorship, 99
senatorial, 307 house of representatives, and 776 state assembly seats.
On May 30, Chibuzo Okereke, a governance expert, emerged as
the party’s presidential candidate through a consensus process involving LP
members and stakeholders.
Speaking at the NEC meeting, Alex Otti, governor of Abia,
urged the candidates to embrace unity, warning that internal divisions could
undermine the party’s chances in the next elections.
“Elections within the party should never create permanent
divisions. The contest is over; the assignment has just begun,” Otti said.
“Our opponents will seek to exploit divisions among us. We
must not give them the opportunity.”
Represented by Ikechukwu Emetu, his deputy, the governor
urged the candidates to foster reconciliation across party structures,
particularly with fellow aspirants who lost out in the primaries.
“We must bring everyone to the table and harness the
strength, experience, and networks of all those who participated,” he added.
“You must therefore see yourselves not merely as candidates,
but as ambassadors of hope and agents of change. We must speak with one voice
and mobilise collectively.”
Corroborating Otti’s position, Usman, LP’s national
chairperson, also stressed the need for unity, noting that the party belongs to
no individual.
“We had a successful primary election that took place all
over the nation. Today, we are meeting here not just to thank God but to adopt
what we have done all over the nation and ratify it,” she said.
“As I always say, in every political party, there are bound
to be people who are aggrieved because they didn’t get things the way they
wanted.
“So, I want to plead that we should all sheathe our swords.
Let us continue to work together for the development of our party.
“There must be reconciliation, and we need to work together.
The party does not belong to any one person.
“The more members we have, the better for our political
party because the essence of having a political party is to use it as a vehicle
to win elections.”
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