The Labour Party named chairpersons for its electoral subcommittees ahead of the 2026 National Convention, with state-level congresses set for April 25, following ward and local government congresses on April 23 and 24. A statement released in Abuja by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser (Media) to the Interim National Chairman, said the subcommittees would oversee the congresses across the country. The appointed chairmen include Iheanacho Obioma (Abia), Francis Kim (Adamawa), Ekong Philip Solomon (Akwa Ibom), Chief Tony Asuoha (Anambra), Mustapha Adamu (Bauchi), Beredugo Ebimonyo (Bayelsa), Chief John Ochoga (Benue), Buratai (Borno), Urom P. Iyang (Cross River), Chuks Onitsha (Delta), Chief Mitchell Nwabueze (Ebonyi), Dr. Saliu Edogiawerie (Edo), Usman Mohammed (Niger), Owolabi Ezekiel (Ogun), Charles Afolabi (Ondo), and Balogun Ibrahim (Osun). Others are Babatunde Yusuf (Oyo), Fakorede Matthew (Ekiti), Dr. David Ogba (Enugu), Adoga S. Knaabayi (Gombe), Chinagorom Nwankpa (Imo), Mustapha Garba (Jigawa), Dr. Emmanuel Barau (Kaduna), Kabiru Said (Kano), Ishaku Izang (Plateau), Amaobi Ogah (Rivers), Prof Muhamuda Muhammad (Sokoto), Jesse Williams (Taraba), Mukhtar Hassan (Yobe), Haila Ayuba Baja (Zamfara), Ismail Bello (Katsina), Muh'd H. Birnin (Kebbi), Hon. Samuel Ajare (Kogi), Bodunde David Adebayo (Kwara), Chukwuemeka Ogbanna (Lagos), Dr. Muttaqa Yushau (Nasarawa), and Comrade Rose Uba-Anarah (FCT). The party's National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, urged the appointees to act with fairness, transparency, and integrity, emphasizing the need to uphold the party's values of equal opportunity and social justice. She confirmed the National Convention will hold on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Umuahia, Abia State, and assured members that adequate arrangements were in place.
Senator Nenadi Usman demands fairness and integrity from subcommittee chairs even as the party appoints individuals whose past roles or actions are not detailed in the announcement, leaving members to wonder how credibility will be measured. The congress process hinges on trust, yet no mechanism for accountability or recourse is outlined for lapses in transparency. Nigerians who support the Labour Party may find themselves relying solely on the chairman's assurances rather than verifiable safeguards. The April 28 convention in Umuahia becomes a test of whether the party's internal process matches its public ideals.
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