The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disassociated itself from Wednesday’s national convention organised by the Labour Party in Anambra State. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC. Although he declined to state why it was not monitored, SaharaReporters has done several reports about the crisis rocking the party.
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As the crisis in the Labour Party continues to fester, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Legal Adviser of the Labour Party to desist from validating the "illegal Labour Party National Convention" scheduled for March 27, 2024.
The duo had on September 19 filed 86 grounds of appeal at the Supreme Court, praying the court to nullify the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
The Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party's (LP) Peter Obi presidential candidates have strong reasons to believe that the proposed nationwide indefinite strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) will hurt their chances of winning.