OGUN STATE LABOUR PARTY: RE: REBUTTAL OF THE ILLEGITIMATE STATEMENT BY ALHAJI IBRAHIM ONABIYI – SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT ON MY STATUS AND THE ILLEGALITY OF THEIR PARALLEL STRUCTURE
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE OGUN STATE PUBLICITY SECRETARY OF THE LABOUR PARTY
(APAGUN OLAOLU SAMUEL BABATUNDE-LED STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE)
Date: July 17, 2026
RE: REBUTTAL OF THE ILLEGITIMATE STATEMENT BY ALHAJI IBRAHIM ONABIYI – SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT ON MY STATUS AND THE ILLEGALITY OF THEIR PARALLEL STRUCTURE
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| Kika |
Our attention has been drawn to the desperate and misleading press statement issued on July 16, 2026, by one Alhaji Ibrahim Onabiyi, who parades himself as Labour Party Chairman of Ogun State through a purely illegal and unconstitutional process. In that statement, they made several false claims, including the allegation that I, Hon. Kika Glasgow, am a member of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC) and therefore cannot serve as the Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party.
We categorically state that while I did resign from the Labour Party at a point and joined the NDC, I have since withdrawn my resignation, returned to the Labour Party, and have been fully reinstated as the duly elected Publicity Secretary of the Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde-led Ogun State Executive Committee. I am no longer a member of the NDC – I am a bona fide, card-carrying member of the Labour Party. The opponents are clutching at a past event that has been rectified, in a vain attempt to distract from their own constitutional violations.
This statement serves to:
1. Set the records straight on my current status.
2. Expose the illegality of the so-called "harmonisation" that produced the Onabiyi faction.
3. Reiterate the supremacy of the Labour Party Constitution and the rule of law.
FACTS OF THE MATTER – MY STATUS CLARIFIED
1. I was duly elected as State Publicity Secretary at the authentic State Congress of the Labour Party in Ogun State held on April 25, 2026, where Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde emerged as the valid State Chairman.
2. I later submitted a resignation letter and joined the NDC for personal reasons.
3. However, I withdrew that resignation and officially returned to the Labour Party. Following due process, I was reinstated as the State Publicity Secretary of the Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde-led Executive Committee.
4. As of today, I am not a member of the NDC. I am a loyal and active member of the Labour Party, holding a validly elected position.
5. The allegation that I am currently a member of another party is false – it is a distortion of a past event that has been fully resolved.
The opponents are resorting to cheap blackmail and fabrication to undermine our legitimate leadership.
THE SO-CALLED "HARMONISATION" – A KANGAROO EXERCISE
Mrs. Oriola Nike Job, the National Deputy Chairman (South), convened what she deceitfully called a "harmonisation meeting" only after she realised that Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde had won the state congress fair and square.
This so-called harmonisation:
· Was never a congress – it was a mere gathering of a few handpicked individuals.
· Had no constitutional basis – the Labour Party Constitution does not recognise "harmonisation" as a substitute for a properly conducted State Congress.
· Was not advertised to all party members.
· Was not monitored by INEC.
· Produced a parallel executive that has no mandate from the Ogun State party members.
The truth is simple: Mrs. Oriola Nike Job did not like the outcome of the democratic process, so she decided to impose her preferred candidate, Alhaji Ibrahim Onabiyi, through the backdoor. This is a flagrant abuse of office and a direct assault on internal democracy.
THE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION – WHY THEIR STRUCTURE IS NULL AND VOID
1. Section 223 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) mandates that political parties shall conduct periodic elections for their executive committees on a democratic basis. The "harmonisation" exercise was not democratic – it was an imposition.
2. The Labour Party Constitution vests the authority to organise State Congresses in the duly elected State Executive Committees. No National Officer, including the National Deputy Chairman (South), has the power to bypass the State Executive and impose a parallel structure.
3. INEC's own portal still recognises Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde as the State Chairman of the Labour Party in Ogun State. This is incontrovertible evidence that the Commission acknowledges our legitimacy and rejects the illegal parallel structure.
4. Judicial precedents – In the recent ADC case, the Court of Appeal affirmed that state congresses conducted in violation of party constitution and court orders are invalid, and that the responsibility for organising congresses rests with State Executives, not national leadership. The court also barred INEC from recognising such illegal congresses. Similarly, the Supreme Court in the PDP Ibadan Convention case nullified a convention held in violation of a court order, holding that such actions amount to making a mockery of the judiciary.
By all legal standards, the Onabiyi-led parallel structure is a nullity.
REBUTTAL OF SPECIFIC FALSE CLAIMS
False Claim Truth
"Glasgow Kika is a member of NDC and cannot be Publicity Secretary." I resigned and joined NDC temporarily, but I withdrew my resignation, returned to LP, and was reinstated. I am not currently a member of NDC.
"The harmonisation produced a legitimate State Executive." The harmonisation was an illegal imposition, not a congress. It violated the Party Constitution and INEC guidelines.
"Apagun Olaolu has no authority to suspend officials." That is correct – but we are not the ones suspending anyone. They are the ones who have no authority to even exist as an executive.
"INEC should disregard Apagun Olaolu." INEC's portal still recognises Apagun Olaolu as Chairman – the Commission knows the truth.
OUR DEMANDS AND WARNING
TO THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE LABOUR PARTY AND MRS. ORIOLA NIKE JOB:
We demand that you:
1. Immediately withdraw recognition from the illegal Onabiyi parallel structure.
2. Publicly affirm Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde as the authentic State Chairman of Ogun State.
3. Cease all interference in the affairs of the Ogun State chapter.
4. Direct INEC to release the access code to our legitimate State Executive to upload our candidates.
We put you on NOTICE that if these demands are not met within 7 days, we shall proceed to court.
TO ALHAJI IBRAHIM ONABIYI AND HIS COHORTS:
Your illegal occupation of party structures and your baseless allegations against me will not stand. You are merely trying to divert attention from your own constitutional violations.
We have reported your criminal impersonation and trespass to law enforcement agencies.
TO THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC):
We call on you to:
1. Uphold the Electoral Act and your own guidelines – do not recognise any candidate from the illegal parallel primaries.
2. Immediately release the access code to Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde, the recognised State Chairman on your portal.
3. Note that your refusal to release the code is creating an unnecessary crisis and may expose you to litigation.
We are prepared to go to court.
CONCLUSION
The Labour Party belongs to its members, not to any individual. The will of the Ogun State party members, as expressed in the April 25, 2026 State Congress, must be respected.
Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde is the valid State Chairman.
I, Hon. Kika Glasgow, am the valid State Publicity Secretary – currently and lawfully a member of the Labour Party.
The Onabiyi parallel structure is a nullity and should be disregarded by all.
We call on all party members, the media, and the general public to see through the desperate smokescreen of our opponents. The rule of law and internal democracy must prevail.
Signed:
Hon. Kika Glasgow
State Publicity Secretary,
Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde-led Ogun State Executive Committee,
Labour Party
Date: July 17, 2026
Cc:
1. The National Chairman, Labour Party
2. The National Secretary, Labour Party
3. The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
4. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ogun State
5. The Nigeria Police Force
6. The Department of State Services (DSS)
7. All Media Houses
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE OGUN STATE PUBLICITY SECRETARY OF THE LABOUR PARTY
(APAGUN OLAOLU SAMUEL BABATUNDE-LED STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE)
Date: July 17, 2026
RE: REBUTTAL OF THE ILLEGITIMATE STATEMENT BY ALHAJI IBRAHIM ONABIYI – SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT ON MY STATUS AND THE ILLEGALITY OF THEIR PARALLEL STRUCTURE
|
| Kika |
Our attention has been drawn to the desperate and misleading press statement issued on July 16, 2026, by one Alhaji Ibrahim Onabiyi, who parades himself as Labour Party Chairman of Ogun State through a purely illegal and unconstitutional process. In that statement, they made several false claims, including the allegation that I, Hon. Kika Glasgow, am a member of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC) and therefore cannot serve as the Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party.
We categorically state that while I did resign from the Labour Party at a point and joined the NDC, I have since withdrawn my resignation, returned to the Labour Party, and have been fully reinstated as the duly elected Publicity Secretary of the Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde-led Ogun State Executive Committee. I am no longer a member of the NDC – I am a bona fide, card-carrying member of the Labour Party. The opponents are clutching at a past event that has been rectified, in a vain attempt to distract from their own constitutional violations.
This statement serves to:
1. Set the records straight on my current status.
2. Expose the illegality of the so-called "harmonisation" that produced the Onabiyi faction.
3. Reiterate the supremacy of the Labour Party Constitution and the rule of law.
FACTS OF THE MATTER – MY STATUS CLARIFIED
1. I was duly elected as State Publicity Secretary at the authentic State Congress of the Labour Party in Ogun State held on April 25, 2026, where Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde emerged as the valid State Chairman.
2. I later submitted a resignation letter and joined the NDC for personal reasons.
3. However, I withdrew that resignation and officially returned to the Labour Party. Following due process, I was reinstated as the State Publicity Secretary of the Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde-led Executive Committee.
4. As of today, I am not a member of the NDC. I am a loyal and active member of the Labour Party, holding a validly elected position.
5. The allegation that I am currently a member of another party is false – it is a distortion of a past event that has been fully resolved.
The opponents are resorting to cheap blackmail and fabrication to undermine our legitimate leadership.
THE SO-CALLED "HARMONISATION" – A KANGAROO EXERCISE
Mrs. Oriola Nike Job, the National Deputy Chairman (South), convened what she deceitfully called a "harmonisation meeting" only after she realised that Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde had won the state congress fair and square.
This so-called harmonisation:
· Was never a congress – it was a mere gathering of a few handpicked individuals.
· Had no constitutional basis – the Labour Party Constitution does not recognise "harmonisation" as a substitute for a properly conducted State Congress.
· Was not advertised to all party members.
· Was not monitored by INEC.
· Produced a parallel executive that has no mandate from the Ogun State party members.
The truth is simple: Mrs. Oriola Nike Job did not like the outcome of the democratic process, so she decided to impose her preferred candidate, Alhaji Ibrahim Onabiyi, through the backdoor. This is a flagrant abuse of office and a direct assault on internal democracy.
THE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION – WHY THEIR STRUCTURE IS NULL AND VOID
1. Section 223 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) mandates that political parties shall conduct periodic elections for their executive committees on a democratic basis. The "harmonisation" exercise was not democratic – it was an imposition.
2. The Labour Party Constitution vests the authority to organise State Congresses in the duly elected State Executive Committees. No National Officer, including the National Deputy Chairman (South), has the power to bypass the State Executive and impose a parallel structure.
3. INEC's own portal still recognises Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde as the State Chairman of the Labour Party in Ogun State. This is incontrovertible evidence that the Commission acknowledges our legitimacy and rejects the illegal parallel structure.
4. Judicial precedents – In the recent ADC case, the Court of Appeal affirmed that state congresses conducted in violation of party constitution and court orders are invalid, and that the responsibility for organising congresses rests with State Executives, not national leadership. The court also barred INEC from recognising such illegal congresses. Similarly, the Supreme Court in the PDP Ibadan Convention case nullified a convention held in violation of a court order, holding that such actions amount to making a mockery of the judiciary.
By all legal standards, the Onabiyi-led parallel structure is a nullity.
REBUTTAL OF SPECIFIC FALSE CLAIMS
False Claim Truth
"Glasgow Kika is a member of NDC and cannot be Publicity Secretary." I resigned and joined NDC temporarily, but I withdrew my resignation, returned to LP, and was reinstated. I am not currently a member of NDC.
"The harmonisation produced a legitimate State Executive." The harmonisation was an illegal imposition, not a congress. It violated the Party Constitution and INEC guidelines.
"Apagun Olaolu has no authority to suspend officials." That is correct – but we are not the ones suspending anyone. They are the ones who have no authority to even exist as an executive.
"INEC should disregard Apagun Olaolu." INEC's portal still recognises Apagun Olaolu as Chairman – the Commission knows the truth.
OUR DEMANDS AND WARNING
TO THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE LABOUR PARTY AND MRS. ORIOLA NIKE JOB:
We demand that you:
1. Immediately withdraw recognition from the illegal Onabiyi parallel structure.
2. Publicly affirm Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde as the authentic State Chairman of Ogun State.
3. Cease all interference in the affairs of the Ogun State chapter.
4. Direct INEC to release the access code to our legitimate State Executive to upload our candidates.
We put you on NOTICE that if these demands are not met within 7 days, we shall proceed to court.
TO ALHAJI IBRAHIM ONABIYI AND HIS COHORTS:
Your illegal occupation of party structures and your baseless allegations against me will not stand. You are merely trying to divert attention from your own constitutional violations.
We have reported your criminal impersonation and trespass to law enforcement agencies.
TO THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC):
We call on you to:
1. Uphold the Electoral Act and your own guidelines – do not recognise any candidate from the illegal parallel primaries.
2. Immediately release the access code to Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde, the recognised State Chairman on your portal.
3. Note that your refusal to release the code is creating an unnecessary crisis and may expose you to litigation.
We are prepared to go to court.
CONCLUSION
The Labour Party belongs to its members, not to any individual. The will of the Ogun State party members, as expressed in the April 25, 2026 State Congress, must be respected.
Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde is the valid State Chairman.
I, Hon. Kika Glasgow, am the valid State Publicity Secretary – currently and lawfully a member of the Labour Party.
The Onabiyi parallel structure is a nullity and should be disregarded by all.
We call on all party members, the media, and the general public to see through the desperate smokescreen of our opponents. The rule of law and internal democracy must prevail.
Signed:
Hon. Kika Glasgow
State Publicity Secretary,
Apagun Olaolu Samuel Babatunde-led Ogun State Executive Committee,
Labour Party
Date: July 17, 2026
Cc:
1. The National Chairman, Labour Party
2. The National Secretary, Labour Party
3. The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
4. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ogun State
5. The Nigeria Police Force
6. The Department of State Services (DSS)
7. All Media Houses
