The Labour Party (LP) has appointed chairpersons for its electoral subcommittees ahead of a series of congresses leading to its national convention. Ward congresses are set for 23 April 2026, followed by local government and state congresses on 24 and 25 April respectively. The national convention will take place on 28 April in Umuahia, Abia State. The subcommittees, composed of experienced party members, will oversee the electoral process at each level across all states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Appointed state committee chairs include Iheanacho Obioma (Abia), Francis Kim (Adamawa), Ekong Philip Solomon (Akwa Ibom), Tony Asuoha (Anambra), Mustapha Adamu (Bauchi), Beredugo Ebimonyo (Bayelsa), John A. A. Ochoga (Benue), Buratai (Borno), Urom Iyang (Cross River), Chuks Onitsha (Delta), Mitchell Nwabueze (Ebonyi), Saliu Edogiawerie (Edo), and Usman Mohammed (Niger). Others are Owolabi Ezekiel (Ogun), Charles Afolabi (Ondo), Balogun Ibrahim (Osun), Babatunde Yusuf (Oyo), Fakorede Matthew (Ekiti), David Ogba (Enugu), Adoga Knaabayi (Gombe), Chinagorom Nwankpa (Imo), Mustapha Garba (Jigawa), Emmanuel Barau (Kaduna), Kabiru Said (Kano), Ishaku Izang (Plateau), Amaobi Ogah (Rivers), Muhamuda Muhammad (Sokoto), Jesse Williams (Taraba), Mukhtar Hassan (Yobe), Haila Baja (Zamfara), Ismail Bello (Katsina), Muhammad Birnin (Kebbi), Samuel Ajare (Kogi), Bodunde Adebayo (Kwara), Chukwuemeka Ogbanna (Lagos), Muttaqa Yushau (Nasarawa), and Rose Uba-Anarah (FCT).
National Chairman Nenadi Usman charged the appointees to uphold fairness, transparency, and integrity during the congresses. She emphasized the party's values of equal opportunity and social justice, urging strict adherence to these principles. The party affirmed that all arrangements for the national convention in Abia State are complete.
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