Politics
Labour Party Won’t Field Candidates In 2019
The Labour Party says it will not field any candidate for the 2019 general elections as the party could not hold an all-inclusive National Convention as directed by the court.
Mrs Ebere Ifendu, National Publicity Secretary, Labour Party, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja.
Ifendu said the all-inclusive National Convention involving all parties was necessary as directed by an Abuja Federal High Court.
“On October 2, 2018, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had written to the party to comply with the order of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to conduct an all-inclusive National Convention.
“An all-inclusive National Convention that will involve all parties covered by the terms of settlement filled on March 14, 2018,” she said.
Ifendu also noted that such all-inclusive National Convention involving the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), among other partners of the party was yet to hold.
According to her, the former National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdulkadir Salam, had on October 9, told the world that he was holding the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party.
“Article 13, (2) A, explicitly spells out the composition of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) members, among the persons on the list are Presidents and General Secretaries of NLC and TUC.
“None of these constitutional members of the organ were in attendance nor represented. This clearly shows that the purported NEC meeting has nothing to do with Labour Party whatever,” Ifendu added.
She also noted that the tenure of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party ended on October 10, saying that the Labour Party does not have any NWC working committee in place.
“This clearly means that any nomination of candidate done by the party after October 11 is null and void and it will be contempt of the court order.
“So, there is no chairman and secretary at this point to sign any nomination forms,” she said.
The Publicity Secretary of the party, however, called on the INEC Chairman and director legal to desist from conniving with the formal party chairman and acting secretary, Mr Julius Abure.
She said the party would no longer tolerate their unnecessary and biased interference in the Labour affairs.
Ifendu also said a seven-man committee was being constituted to oversee the activities of the party and also to midwife the all-inclusive convention in accordance with the court order.
She added that the committee is expected to conclude the assignment within 30 days from today.
Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, had said that the Labour Party was registered under the NLC, TUC and Market Women Association, saying that the party’s certificate of registration is with them.
Former Kaduna State Governor and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has distanced himself from reports regarding his political aspirations.
There are reports that El-Rufai will run for President in 2027.
In a statement issued by his media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai clarified that the remarks were attributed to an individual described as a political associate and were not authorised by him.
“Disclaimer. Malam Nasir El-Rufai wishes to dissociate himself from comments regarding political aspirations which have been attributed to someone described by the media as a political associate.
“He did not authorise such comments.
“Throughout his public life, Mallam Nasir @elrufai has been known for the frank articulation of his views. He is not about to outsource the expression of his political views and thoughts to others.
“His public communication would continue to be issued directly by him or through his authorised spokesperson,” the statement read.
The immediate past first lady in Oyo State, Mrs Florence Ajimobi has denied her involvement in the planned removal of the current governor of the state, Seyi Makinde.
Ajimobi described the allegations as baseless and untrue.
It was gathered that a speculation emerged in the early hours of Tuesday alleging that Florence held a meeting with the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Adebowale Ogundoyin over plans to remove the governor.
But, Ajimobi in a statement issued by her media office, dismissed the rumour.
She described the rumour as an attempt to tarnish her image.
She said the activities of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, does not concern her.
She added that any attempt to link her to the impeachment rumor is a calculated move to malign her reputation.
Ajimobi in the statement on Tuesday said “Activities of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyo State are of no concern to me.
“Linking me to such a plot could only be borne out of mischief and deliberate reverse propaganda to malign my reputation”.
A Member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kola Ologbodiyan has declared that the 2027 general election will not be about money, but a battle between Nigerians versus President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Ologbodiyan, who is also a Former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP), said this during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, on Tuesday.
“The ADC may not have the kind of money that the government has but you must understand that this forthcoming election will not be about money that you have because people will take your money and use it against you.
“The next election is about Nigerians versus President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu”, he said on the breakfast show.
His comment follows accusation by opposition parties that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wants to turn the country to a one-party state.
He however, said the ADC has stepped forward to symbolize the determination of Nigerians.
“We have had enough of this government and APC that’s what is happening, we have seen it before and it’s not just going to happen in the life of this presidency.
“We have seen a situation where a president gave out money to people to go and vote for him, and yet they didn’t deliver him”, the party chieftain added.
Ologbodiyan noted that the opposition might have power and money. however,
“What is important and what ADC is fighting for is to allow the process of an electioneering that will be clean and credible.
“Put the ballot out there and allow the people to decide, that’s the issue so we don’t care who has money, I have said it repeatedly that what is happening In ADC is what used to happen in the time of the second republic”.
He further said that they should be allowed to do their convention and see whether people will turn out or not.
“They say we don’t have governors, ministers, they say we don’t have senators now we have, they used to say we don’t have some Rep members, now we have and organically people are contributing their resources.
“ADC is a political party that is focused, we don’t engage in distracting arguments or discussions, we know the direction that we are going and we are following a leader who has the capacity to be followed”, he added.
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