STOP THE CIRCULATION OF THE MANIPULATED SUCCESSFUL CONGRESS LIST: AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP OF LABOUR PARTY OGUN STATE CONGRESS CRIES OUT

Apagun Olaolu Samuel 

ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA -- The Labour Party, Ogun State Secretariat, wishes to set the record straight regarding the successful Congress held at the Ogun State Labour Party Secretariat on April 25th, 2026.

It has come to our attention that an unauthorized and substituted list containing erroneous names is currently being circulated to the public and media. This act is false, misleading, and intended to cause confusion within the party and among stakeholders.

For clarity and official record, the authentic and duly elected officers of the Congress are:

Chairman: Apagun Olaolu Samuel

Secretary: Tosin Ogunbamiro

Any other names being paraded as Chairman and Secretary of the April 25th Congress are fake, null, and void. They do not represent the will of the delegates nor the outcome of the congress.

We view this deliberate act of substitution as a criminal case of *conspiracy, forgery, and perjury*. The perpetrators of this dastardly act will be made to face the full weight of the law. Legal action will commence and the matter is already before the legal team.

The Labour Party remains committed to due process, transparency, and the rule of law. We urge party members, the media, and the general public to disregard the list as it was doctored to satisfy the convenience of few against the results of the Congress as monitored and observed by the INEC, Police and the DSS.

Signed,  

Apagun Olaolu Samuel 

*Ogun State Labour Party Secretariat*

Architect Dr Peter Agada on the Labour Institute of Nigeria

DR PETER AGADA 

An Institute for the Propagation and Development of the True Policies and Ideology of the Labour Party as It Currently Runs World Over_

1. MANDATE & VISION

The Labour Institute of Nigeria is established as a non-partisan policy, research, and leadership development institution dedicated to institutionalizing the core ideologies of the global labour movement within Nigeria’s democratic framework.

Modeled after the intellectual architecture that sustains Labour Parties in the United Kingdom, Australia, and other established democracies, the Institute’s mandate is to move labour politics beyond electoral cycles into permanent systems of governance, policy design, and social contract renewal.

2. CORE FUNCTIONS

The Institute operates through four pillars, drawing direct parallels with UK Labour’s ecosystem:

Pillar Function UK Equivalent

Policy Development Unit; Researches and drafts legislation on wages, decent work, social protection, industrial policy, and public services. Converts labour congress resolutions into actionable government blueprints. Labour Party Policy Forum + Resolution Foundation

Ideology & Political Education;  Develops curriculum and training for aspirants, elected officials, and union leaders on social democracy, collective bargaining, and wealth redistribution. Codifies the Nigerian Labour Charter. The Fabian Society + Socialist Educational Association

**Systems & Governance Lab; Designs internal party systems for candidate selection, ward administration, and digital democracy. Ensures transparency, anti-corruption, and zoning compliance with constitutional law. Labour Party NEC + Constitutional Arrangements Committee

International Labour Bureau** Interfaces with ILO, TUC UK, ITUC, and sister Labour Parties to domesticate global best practices on just transition, gig economy, and worker ownership. Labour International + Labour Party International Office

3. HOW IT DIFFERS FROM A REGULAR POLITICAL PARTY

A political party contests elections. The Labour Institute builds the intellectual and institutional scaffolding that makes labour governments possible and successful.

1. Policy Continuity: While party leadership may change, the Institute maintains a 20-year National Labour Development Plan covering health, education, housing, and industrialization.

2. Leadership Pipeline: Through the _LabourDirect Fellowship_, it trains 8,809 ward coordinators annually in budget analysis, community organizing, and parliamentary procedure.

3. Evidence-Based Politics: Publishes the _Annual State of Nigerian Labour Report_ using NBS, ILO, and NLC data to set national discourse, similar to the UK’s _Institute for Public Policy Research_.

4. Ideological Custodianship: Prevents policy drift by maintaining the _Labour Red Book_ — a codified set of non-negotiable principles on privatization, minimum wage, and public ownership, akin to Clause IV of the UK Labour Party Constitution.

4. THE UK MODEL: PRECEDENT FOR NIGERIA

In the United Kingdom, the Labour Party’s durability rests not just on unions, but on institutions like:

1. The Fabian Society : Drafted the original welfare state proposals that became the NHS and council housing.

2. The TUC Economics Department: Provides shadow cabinets with costed manifesto alternatives each election cycle.

3. Labour Together & Policy Network: Think tanks that stress-test policies for electability and fiscal credibility.[1884]

The Labour Institute of Nigeria adapts this tripartite model: Movement + Research + Governance. It ensures that when labour candidates win, they inherit tested systems, not empty manifestoes.

5. CURRENT PROGRAMMES 

a. #LabourDirect Platform: Digital ward congress system with 12,047 verified member endorsements, ensuring bottom-up candidate legitimacy.

b. Local Government Charter: Standardized service delivery benchmarks for all LIN-elected LGA Chairmen on primary healthcare, schools, and market infrastructure.

c. Just Transition Commission: Designing Nigeria’s framework for oil-sector decarbonization without mass job losses, in partnership with NUPENG and PENGASSAN.[2026]

6. RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZED LABOUR

The Institute is accountable to the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress through an annual _Labour Policy Conference_. NLC and TUC occupy 40% of Board seats, ensuring that policy originates from workers, not consultants.

Conclusion

The Labour Institute of Nigeria exists to answer one question: _What happens the day after a labour candidate wins?_ By building systems, training leaders, and codifying policy, it ensures that labour ideology translates into schools built, wages paid, and industries revived. It is the bridge between protest and governance.

Nigeria's NLC, TUC, TMN to unveil the Labour Institute

From Idu Jude, Abuja

AGADA 

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and The Movement Nigeria (TMN) have concluded plans to unveil the Labour Institute of Nigeria with the aim of propagating and developing the true policies and ideology of the Labour Party as it currently runs worldwide.

The joint body also announced that it will soon hold a candle-lit rally for the kidnapped children in Ibadan, Oyo State, to drive home demands for an end to insecurity in Nigeria and the failure of the government to protect citizens.


Dr Peter Agada, founder of The Movement Nigeria (TMN) and former presidential aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), in an exclusive interview with Daily Sun in Abuja on Tuesday, highlighted that the project is designed to be a long-term, policy- and ideology-driven institute for the propagation of labour ideology and principles to be applied as the driving mentality of the Labour Party of Nigeria.

He added that it is an institute for the propagation and development of the true policies and ideology of the Labour Party as it currently runs the world over.

“Let me clarify that the Labour Institute of Nigeria is established as a non-partisan policy, research, and leadership development institution dedicated to institutionalising the core ideologies of the global labour movement within Nigeria’s democratic framework.


“It is modelled after the intellectual architecture that sustains Labour Parties in the United Kingdom, Australia, and other established democracies; the Institute’s mandate is to move labour politics beyond electoral cycles into permanent systems of governance, policy design, and social contract renewal.”

While detailing the core functions of the institute, he noted that the institute operates through four pillars, drawing direct parallels with the UK Labour ecosystem.

The pillar function, equivalent to the UK’s ‘policy development unit’, researches and drafts legislation on wages, decent work, social protection, industrial policy, and public services. It is also aimed at converting Labour Congress resolutions into actionable government blueprints.

Furthermore, Dr Agada said the idea is to enshrine Labour Party Policy Forum resolutions—a foundation built on ideology and political education to develop curriculum and training for aspirants, elected officials, and union leaders on social democracy, collective bargaining, and wealth redistribution. “This codifies the Nigerian Labour Charter, according to the Fabian Society Socialist Educational Association.”

The upcoming system, in his view, is also to serve as a Governance Lab designed to pioneer internal party systems for candidate selection, ward administration, and digital democracy, ensuring transparency, anti-corruption, and zoning compliance with constitutional law.

“This will also serve as a blueprint for the Labour Party NEC constitutional arrangements committee

The International Labour Bureau interfaces with ILO, TUC UK, ITUC, and sister Labour Parties to domesticate global best practices on just transition, gig economy, and worker ownership. Labour International, and the Labour Party International Office.”




While differentiating the new process from political party contests or elections, he said, “The Labour Institute builds the intellectual and institutional scaffolding that makes labour governments possible and successful. On policy continuity, while party leadership may change, the Institute maintains a 20-year National Labour Development Plan covering health, education, housing, and industrialisation.”




The policy is designed to have a leadership pipeline through the Labour Direct Fellowship. It has the capacity to train about 8,809 ward coordinators annually in budget analysis, community organising, and parliamentary procedure.




While running evidence-based politics, it will publish the annual State of Nigerian Labour Report using National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), ILO, and NLC data to set national discourse, similar to the UK’s Institute for Public Policy Research.




Dr Agada maintained that the required results would bring ideological custodianship, which prevents policy drift by maintaining the Labour ‘Red Book’—a codified set of non-negotiable principles on privatisation, minimum wage, and public ownership, akin to Clause IV of the UK Labour Party Constitution.




Consequently, in the United Kingdom, the Labour Party’s durability rests not just on unions but on institutions like the Fabian Society, which drafted the original welfare state proposals that became the NHS and council housing.




The TUC Economics department provides shadow cabinets with costed manifesto alternatives each election cycle. Additionally, Labour Together and Policy Network are think tanks established in 1884 that stress-test policies for electability and fiscal credibility.




The Labour Institute of Nigeria adapts this tripartite model: Movement plus Research plus Governance. It ensures that when labour candidates win, they inherit tested systems, not empty manifestos.




“It is a digital ward congress system with 12,047 verified member endorsements, ensuring bottom-up candidate legitimacy. It is a standardised service delivery benchmark for all LIN-elected LGA Chairmen on primary healthcare, schools, and market." infrastructure.


“It is also designing Nigeria’s framework for oil-sector decarbonisation without mass job losses, in partnership with NUPENG and PENGASSAN.”


Further highlighting the plans, Dr Agada remarked that the Institute is accountable to the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress through an annual Labour Policy Conference. The NLC and TUC occupy 40 per cent of board seats, ensuring that policy originates from workers, not consultants.

LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT AS OGUN LABOUR PARTY CLOSE RANKS TO PRESENT UNIFIED CANDIDATES

Mojisola O. Àjàyí

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE — In a show of political unity, the Ogun State chapter of the Labour Party closed ranks in the late hours of April 30th 2026, to present a joint consensus slate after marathon negotiations that stretched through the night of April 30th from 3:00 pm in the evening.

The protracted, energy-sapping meeting held in Abeokuta saw the two major divides within the party set aside differences to forge a single front ahead of this election cycle. 

After hours of consultations, the party announced Mrs Mojisola O. Àjàyí as its consensus governorship candidate. Other key positions on the ticket were also filled through the same consensus agreement, though the party said full details of the slate would be released after official documentation is perfected..

Party leaders described the outcome as a “landmark achievement” for the Labour Party in Ogun, noting that the decision to present unified candidates was reached after protracted, energy sapping long hours of meeting that lasted till late night. 

“This is what democracy looks like when interests are subordinated to the collective good,” a senior party chieftain said. “We went in as factions, we came out as one family with Mrs Mojisola O. Àjàyí leading the charge.”

Political observers say the unified presentation removes a major source of tension within the Ogun Labour Party and positions the party to campaign with one voice. The consensus arrangement is expected to strengthen the party’s structure across the state’s 20 local government areas while they synergize to strategies and develop an action plan to kick out the incumbent political party out of governance.

Mrs Àjàyí, a grassroots mobilizer, addressed the press after  Apagun Olaolu Samuel and Yeye Olubukola Aṣabi Soyoye jointly unveiled and presented her to the good people of Ogun State at an International Press Conference yesterday at Iwe-iroyin House, Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta.

Labour Party Playing Tinubu's Cards, Picked Administrative Officer as Presidential Candidate

Labour Party disqualified those who are willing and seriously ready for the presidential race and picked an admin officer at the national Secretariat.

Senator Nenadi Esther Usman led National Working Committee and Alex Otti of Abia State have earnestly compromised the party.

They only end up clearing and administrative officer at the national secretariat Okereke, Sunday Chibuzo never obtained nomination forms or expression of interest form as the presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections.

ATTEMPTED ADMINISTRATIVE COUP IN OGUN LABOUR PARTY: Members Demand National Leadership Intervention Over Alleged Substitution of Congress Winners

Abeokuta, Ogun State: — Concerned members of the Labour Party in Ogun State have raised alarm over what they describe as an “attempted administrative coup” following the conduct of the April 25, 2025 State Congress, alleging unauthorized replacement and substitution of the names of officers who participated, and were declared winners under the supervision of regulatory agencies.

The congress, held on April 25 in Abeokuta, was monitored and observed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Nigeria Police Force, and the Department of State Services (DSS), in line with Section 82(5) of the Electoral Act 2022 and INEC guidelines on party congresses. 

According to party members present at the exercise, the process was concluded with a list of duly elected officers and delegates ratified on site. However, reports circulating within the state chapter indicate that a different list containing substituted names has surfaced on the party's loop by one Mr. Akeeb Adesola, a childhood and political ally of one former gubernatorial aspirant in the state who for long has had his eye on hijacking the party structures, known to be a transactional and sleepy sleeky politicians through an unholy alliance consumated by him with the PDP in 2023 general elections, subverting and mismanaging the financial proceeds emanating from the deal is now the Hackman allegedly replacing those who emerged through the monitored process.

Most recently, while Apagun was addressing the press on the matter, he stated unequivocally that  "democracy dies not with a bang, but with the quiet stroke of a pen replacing what the people have already chosen. What we are witnessing in the presumed actions of the National Working Committee is not party administration. It is the deliberate erasure of due process and the substitution of the will of the people with the convenience of a few."  

“This is not just an internal disagreement. It is an attempt to subvert the will of the members and undermine the integrity of an exercise witnessed by INEC, the Police, and DSS, and a report to that effect should be brought forward by the Congress Committee as appointed by the National leadership or that of the official report by the INEC, to substantiate their claims, a party elder from Ogun Central said. “If the original list observed by the authorities is not upheld, it will erode trust in the party and expose us to avoidable litigation.”They will have to show us where their purported Congress took place with evidence said another.

Members warn that proceeding with the substituted list risks plunging the party into another round of legal battles similar to those that have previously distracted and decimated the Labour Party across the nation. They argue that such a move contradicts the party’s constitution and national directives on adherence to due process and observed procedures.

The uproar within the ranks and file has grown in recent days, with ward and local government executives calling for urgent clarification and corrective action. Several members have immediately left the platform while others threatened to approach the courts if the national leadership fails to intervene and restore the outcome of the April 25 congress as monitored.

“We are drawing the attention of the National Chairman, the National Working Committee, to this development,” a statement from the concerned members reads. “Silence or inaction at this stage will be interpreted as endorsement of impunity, and the party will bear the consequences.”

They are urging the national leadership to:

1. Retrieve and compare the list submitted to the national secretariat against the list signed and observed by INEC, Police, and DSS on April 25.

2. Uphold the original outcome of the congress in line with the Electoral Act and party guidelines.

3. Discipline any official found culpable of altering or substituting the names of duly elected members.

4. Re-engage stakeholders in Ogun State to prevent further escalation and preserve party unity ahead of upcoming political activities.

The Labour Party national secretariat has not issued an official response as of press time.

Aside Ogun State labour Party, there have been reported case in different states like Oyo, Kogi, Plateau and others that the names of the Congress duly elected persons were either changed or outrightly jettisoned for Abure led group or certain loyalists who never partake in any State Congress. Is this not impunity?

The party's National Convention in Umuahia, Abia State approved the States Congresses and Invalidated the Abure congresses. For the National Leadership to revert to otherwise calls for concerns that the party's BOT must look into.

Party observers note that unresolved disputes at the state level have historically led to protracted legal disputes that weakened the party’s electoral performance. With 2027 approaching, members say the handling of the Ogun situation will signal whether the party intends to enforce internal democracy and genuine intentions to win the upcoming general elections or tolerate administrative manipulation.

Wave Of Defections Hits Imo Labour Party, Senate Candidate Resigns as Abure Loyalists enthroned

The Labour Party (LP) in Imo State is facing a major crisis following a wave of resignations by senior members, including a prominent Senate candidate as a result of lingering crises within the national structure of the party.

The National Convention in Umuahia, Abia State among the eleven resolutions reached approved the congresses conducted nationwide. The convention also Invalidated illegal congresses conducted by the supreme Court sacked Julius Abure. Senior INEC officers attended the Umuahia Convention.

In the name of reconciliation and harmonization which ensured that. Abure Loyalists were appointed into the national working committee of the party, the state structures and Congress Elected officers have been reported removed and their names may not be submitted to the INEC .


In Imo State, Deacon Chuka Solomon Obaego, a leading figure in the party and Senate aspirant for the Okigwe Zone (Imo North), formally resigned from the Labour Party with effect from April 30, 2026.


Obaego, who hails from Umuoke in Obowo Local Government Area, had been campaigning under the banner of “A Golden Dawn.”His departure has triggered a chain reaction, with several other party officials across the state also submitting their resignation letters.


Sources within the party described the exits as a “coordinated withdrawal” from the Labour Party’s structure in the state.


Although the resignation letters did not explicitly state reasons, insiders point to growing internal tensions and strategic realignments by members ahead of the 2027 general elections.

According to the reports, the mass defection has created significant operational gaps for the Labour Party, particularly in Imo North Senatorial Zone, at a time of intense political realignment across Imo State.


As of Tuesday, the Labour Party leadership in Imo State had yet to issue an official statement on the development.


The exodus comes amid reports of lingering crises within the national structure of the Labour Party, further weakening the party’s position in the South-East state.

The overwhelming general opinions of members who stood with the part during the crisis is that nothing should displaced any Congress Elected officers of the party at any level and that the guidelines for harmonization should be strictly followed. Those working currently with the Nenadi Esther Usman are orchestrating plans in different states aiming at dislodging the State Structures for Abure men to take over. 

The uncertainty in the party is majorly responsible for the low turnout of the aspirants obtaining expression of interest forms and nomination forms of the Labour Party.

Julius Abure Sets to Dislodge Nenadi from within as reconciliation talks with Otti collapsed

The Labour Party's Factional National Chairman Julius Abure, has dismissed speculations that reconciliation talks between his camp and Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, collapsed over alleged financial demands, insisting that money was never discussed during the closed-door meeting. Punch newspaper reported Wednesday.

The supreme Court sacked former chairman disclosed this in an interview with  news men amid a lingering leadership crisis rocking the opposition party.

The National leader of the party and governor of Abia State Alex Otti had last month declared that the Labour Party remained open to reconciliation with Abure and his loyalists ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Otti had made the remark during the inaugural meeting of the party’s National Working Committee held at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja, where he attended as an observer.

The party during the National Convention had absorbed some of his loyalists and through consensus appointed them into important NWC positions. Notable among them is Madam Hilda Dokubo who is now the National women's Leader of the party under Nenadi Esther Usman led National Working Committee.

But speaking with Newsmen , Abure clarified that the recent engagement with Otti was strictly convened to explore reconciliation and chart a path toward unity within the party, but eventually ended in a deadlock over disagreements surrounding the control and structures of the party while his loyalists are already penetrating the structures at all levels under Nenadi.

While He (Abure) said the talks failed because Otti allegedly insisted that the existing Abure's structure be dissolved before any reconciliation could move forward. Sources confirmed that already the Abure loyalists have infiltrated the ranks and files of the party's structures both at the national and States levels to deray and dislodge the Nenadi leadership by any means possible.

With the pressures from within now around the National Chairman, the decisions of the party at the national convention and congresses organized and approved at the convention are been jetitioned and disregarded as many state leadership under Nenadi are currently been discarded.

Certain sources with the party argued that if Abure and his followers would be absorbed into the legally and authentic structure of the Labour Party, it should be after all of Abure's litigation against the party at the supreme Court discarded. They urged Nenadi to be careful and keep her structures  Nationwide.

Abure said : “We need to make it categorically clear that the meeting we had with Governor Otti was purely for reconciliation and how to forge ahead. But that meeting produced no headway because the governor refused to give an inch due to his earlier recalcitrant stand.

First, to share the positions in the NWC. Secondly, to take his governorship ticket and produce all the state House of Assembly candidates, including all the candidates for House of Representatives and Senate in Abia state.

Lastly, to produce any other governorship, House of Representatives and senatorial candidates in other states where he might have an interest.

“We further conceded the offices of the National Secretary and other key national offices. But with all these sacrifices from the leadership, the governor declined all the proposals and insisted that all positions in the NWC have already been filled by him, while offering us the Vice Chairman and Secretary of the Board of Trustees.”

Abure also rejected allegations that he demanded financial inducement from the governor as part of the reconciliation process, describing the claims as false and deliberate misinformation.

“We also need to make it very clear that a lot of misconceptions have been spreading, probably deliberately, that the leadership of the Labour Party requested huge sums of money from Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, to reconcile.

“At no time was the issue of money discussed. Nobody made any financial requests, and nobody offered any money to anyone. We are therefore calling on all party members and supporters to disregard the fake news, whose sources are not too difficult to decipher,” he clarified.

The factional chairman expressed disappointment over the outcome of the reconciliation effort, blaming what he described as Otti’s intransigence for the collapse of the talks.

Abure further stated that his leadership would continue efforts to “recover the party” from what he termed “political buccaneers and merchants” allegedly bent on destabilising the Labour Party.

While he expressed confidence that the lingering leadership dispute would eventually be resolved by the Supreme Court following the appeal filed at the apex court, his loyalists within the continually recognized Nenadi led NWC team are already doing internal damaging and strategic move to reposition the Abure structures within the system.

There were clear indications that neither of the two sides are not willing to support the Nigeria's incumbent President Bola Tinubu of the ruling APC. Members of Abure factions had more than two months ago declared support for the incumbent President, while Nenadi Esther Usman have not openly endorsed the president, members of her NWC from southern Zones have reportedly been routing for Tinubu while LP members in the National Assembly are also reportedly supporting the president.

The endless legal struggles and the victory secured from Court will become meaning if Abure can dislodged from within,  and very useless if both agreed to work and support the anti people Leadership of Bola Hammed Tinubu.

Nigerians who are at the receiving end of the bad governance and who genuinely want a change of leadership in the country through any of the opposition political parties have to do a rethink  and thorough re-evaluation.

Diaspora Labour Party Chapter Enthusiastically Endorses Bold, Free Nomination Forms to Empower Youth and Women Leaders for a New Nigeria

Washington DC, May 20, 2026

The Labour Party LP) diaspora chapter is proud to announce a groundbreaking initiative led by our National Chairman, Barr. Julius Abure, aimed at democratizing access to political leadership by distributing free nomination forms. This initiative is designed specifically to empower competent youths, women, and other underrepresented groups in our society, enabling them to compete for various political positions in the upcoming elections.

In a press conference held on May 18, 2026, Barr. Abure articulated the party's commitment to enhancing political participation by removing the financial barriers that often deter qualified candidates from seeking office. He emphasized the Labour Party's mission to uplift the voices of those who have been historically marginalized, stating, “This initiative is a pivotal step towards lifting the burden of monetization in our political landscape. We believe that every Nigerian, regardless of their financial background, deserves the opportunity to lead and effect change.”

*Key Highlights of the Initiative*

*Free Nomination Forms*

All nomination forms for various political positions will be available at no cost. Aspirants can easily download the forms from Labour Party’s official platforms, fill them out, and submit them to their respective state chairpersons.

*Targeting Youth and Women*

This initiative is particularly focused on empowering youths and women, who are crucial for driving innovation and change in Nigeria's political landscape.

*Encouraging Competence over Wealth*

By eliminating fees associated with candidacy, the Labour Party aims to prioritize competence and integrity over financial power, fostering a new generation of leaders who can represent the interests of all Nigerians.

*Upcoming Primaries*

The party's governorship and state Houses of Assembly primaries are scheduled for May 27, 2026, followed by House of Representatives and Senate primaries on May 29, 2026. A consensus-driven selection process for the presidential candidate will also take place on the same day in Abuja.

Prof. Eddie Oparaoji, Chairman of the Diaspora Labour Party Chapter, endorsed this initiative, highlighting its alignment with the Labour Party's core values of inclusivity and social justice. He stated, “This initiative is not merely about politics; it’s about giving hope and representation to those who have been overlooked for too long. We are excited to see the positive impact this will have on our communities as we work towards a new Nigeria.”

As the Labour Party prepares for the 2027 elections, we call on all eligible individuals to seize this opportunity and participate in shaping the future of our nation. Together, we can build a political landscape that reflects the diversity and strength of our great nation.

Prof. Eddie Oparaoji  

Chairman, Diaspora Labour Party Chapter &

Director General, Directorate of International and Diaspora Affairs (DIDA)

THE BLOOMING LOOMING DOOM OF NEWLY RESUSCITATED PARTY — Apagun

Abeokuta, Nigeria

Apagun

In a virtual interview with the crew of HOTNEWS Naija, Apagun Olaolu Samuel bared his mind on the strange development in the Labour Party, the systemic administrative coup through harmonization process after the convention held at Umuahia ratified and validated the National Working Committee, all congresses and revoking all congresses conducted by Abure as witnessed by INEC. What is happening now is a symptom of a diseased, strangulated  and a choked dying party

Democracy dies not with a bang, but with the quiet stroke of a pen replacing what the people have already chosen. What we are witnessing in the actions of the National Working Committee is not party administration. It is the deliberate erasure of due process and the substitution of the will of the people with the convenience of a few. 

Congresses were held. Delegates gathered. INEC officials monitored and certified the process. The DSS and the Nigerian Police were present as witnesses to ensure order and legality. The results were clear, the elected State Working Committee members emerged through a process recognized by law and witnessed by the state itself.

Yet now, names are being swapped. Individuals who never contested, never participated, never faced the scrutiny of a congress, some were not even a registered member of the party by the day of the Congress are being imposed on structures they did not build, a structure built by our struggles with evidences by the total dominance across the twenty local government. This is not reconciliation. This is substitution. It tells every party member that your vote, your participation, and your sacrifice mean nothing if you are not favored by the power drunken leaders.

When a party leadership can override legally conducted congresses and replace elected officials with handpicked loyalists, it sets a dangerous precedent. Today it is the State Working Committee. Tomorrow it will be candidate selection, then the congresses themselves, until the entire structure becomes a mere extension of one office.

The danger is not just to one state or one chapter. The danger is to the very idea that internal democracy matters. If the rules can be bent at will, then no member is safe, and no process is sacred. Apathy grows where trust dies. And a political party without the trust of its members is a shell waiting to collapse.

History is clear on this: organizations that abandon their own rules to reward convenience over legitimacy do not survive the storm. They may hold power for a season, and a reason best known to their sponsors, but they lose the moral authority to lead. The rank and file see it. The public sees it. And when the next election comes, that betrayal is remembered.

The looming doom is not from an external enemy. It is from within, from the choice to value control over credibility, and imposition over process. If this path continues, we will not need an opposition to defeat us. We will have done it to ourselves.

The question before the National Working Committee is simple: will you uphold the congresses you supervised and conducted through the committee constituted by your office with their report? Will you substitute an INEC observed, monitored and supervised Congress with their full report transmitted to the INEC headquarters Abuja, where eight officers of the EPM department were present with two coming from national headquarters?  Or will you bury them for the sake of expediency? The answer will determine whether the party survives as a democratic institution or becomes another cautionary tale of self-sabotage.

What do you think would be the most effective way for party members to push back against this kind of replacement without tearing the party apart? When a neighbour eats an infected garden eggs with pleasure without being cautioned, by the time he is unable to sleep, don't you think deep sleep might be eroded from you also?

LABOUR PARTY: Ogun State Publicity secretary Resigns From The Party

Kika

The Publicity secretary of the Ogun State Labour Party Kika Glasgow resigned his membership of the party.

According to a letter of resignation written on 20th May, 2026, addressed to the National Chairman of the party Senator Nenadi Esther Usman, Kika tendered his formal resignation from the Labour Party with immediate effect.

Kika Glasgow sited recent actions of the National Leadership which have demonstrated that the Labour Party is no longer a vehicle for justice, internal democracy, or the reward of loyalty.

According to him, congresses that were duly validated at the Umuahia National Convention have been arbitrarily declared null and void, even though delegates from those same congresses elected the substantive National Executive Committee members.

The letter reads in Full:

 

LETTER OF RESIGNATION FROM THE LABOUR PARTY

Date: 20th May,2026

To:

The National Chairman

Labour Party

Abuja, Nigeria

Through:

The State Chairman

Ogun State Labour Party

Subject: Letter of Resignation from the Labour Party

Dear Comrades,

I, Kika Glasgow, hereby tender my formal resignation from the Labour Party, effective immediately.

I have served this party diligently as the Publicity Secretary in Ogun State, remaining loyal to the Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee since November 2024. I stood with this leadership through court battles and against intimidation—including arrests and disruption of our meetings by security operatives instigated by opposition forces within our state.

Unfortunately, the recent actions of the National Leadership have demonstrated that the Labour Party is no longer a vehicle for justice, internal democracy, or the reward of loyalty. Specifically:

1. Despite our unwavering support, the party's structure in Ogun State has been handed over to individuals who recently opposed this leadership, manipulated security agencies against us, and now falsely claim loyalty for personal gain.

2. Congresses that were duly validated at the Umuahia National Convention have been arbitrarily declared null and void, even though delegates from those same congresses elected the substantive National Executive Committee members.

3. A so-called "harmonization committee" with vested interests has replaced legitimately elected state executives with handpicked loyalists, particularly in states of strategic interest.

4. The Deputy National Chairman, Mrs. Nike Oriola, has conducted herself with vindictiveness, openly replacing anyone she personally dislikes or who has previously offended her—an unacceptable trait in a leadership that claims to be democratic.

These actions reveal a party that is not truly prepared to win elections, serve the people's interest, or operate democratically. Rather, the Labour Party under this leadership has reverted to transactional politics and personal vendettas.

I can no longer remain in a party where loyalty is punished, deception is rewarded, and personal grudges determine organizational outcomes. I intend to join a genuinely democratic political party where committed members are allowed to benefit from their loyalty.

Furthermore, I wish to state clearly that the entire structure of the Labour Party in Odeda Local Government will move with me to join another political party.

I thank those genuine comrades who fought alongside me. I wish the Labour Party well, but I cannot continue under this leadership or structure.

Yours sincerely,

Kika Glasgow

Former Publicity Secretary (Ogun State Labour Party)

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THE ILLEGALITY OF JULIUS ABURE PRESENTING CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIONS UNDER THE LABOUR PARTY

By Dr Monday Ubani, SAN.

Legally recognized National Chairman
of Labour Party Senator Nenadi Esther Usman 

The persistent attempt by Mr. Julius Abure to parade himself as the National Chairman of the Labour Party and to recently announce some candidates in his purported primary elections under the platform of the Labour Party has become not only legally indefensible but a direct assault on the rule of law and the integrity of Nigeria’s democratic process.

The issue of the leadership of the Labour Party has already been conclusively determined by the courts, culminating in the decision of the Supreme Court, which made it abundantly clear that the tenure of Julius Abure and his executive had since expired. The apex court recognized the caretaker leadership that emerged to stabilize the party and restore order. In particular, the leadership under Senator Nenadi Usman was acknowledged as the legitimate authority steering the affairs of the party pending a proper convention. 

Ordinarily, in a country governed by law, that should have ended the matter.

However, rather than submit to the finality of judicial pronouncements as demanded by the Constitution and democratic norms, Mr. Abure chose the dangerous route of forum shopping and judicial adventurism. He returned to the trial court in a desperate bid to revive a dead mandate. The courts, both at the trial level and at the Court of Appeal, reportedly made it clear to him that the matter had been settled and that peace should be allowed to reign within the party.

Yet, in complete disregard of these judicial pronouncements, Mr. Abure has continued to act as though he remains the authentic leader of the Labour Party. 

Most astonishing is his purported organization of parallel primaries and the presentation of candidates for elections under the party’s platform, despite the fact that the Labour Party has since held a valid national convention where Senator Nenadi Usman was affirmed as the substantive National Chairman alongside other duly elected executives.

This conduct is not merely provocative; it is profoundly dangerous to constitutional democracy.

Impostor: Julius Abure
with FCT minister Wike

A political party is not a lawless association where individuals can operate according to personal whims. It is an institution regulated by the Constitution, the Electoral Act, the party’s constitution, and the decisions of competent courts. Once the courts have spoken with finality, every person, no matter how highly placed, is bound to obey.

The attempt to run a parallel structure after lawful leadership has emerged amounts to political mischief of the highest order. It creates confusion among party members, deceives unsuspecting aspirants and supporters, and undermines the credibility of the electoral system.

 Worse still, it exposes innocent candidates to avoidable legal disasters, as candidates presented by unauthorized persons or unlawful structures may ultimately find their nominations invalidated by the courts.

One must ask: what exactly is the objective of this persistent defiance by Mr. Abure? No democracy can thrive where individuals place themselves above the law. Nigeria cannot afford to become a laughing stock before the international community because of the reckless conduct of politicians who refuse to accept lawful decisions. The sanctity of judicial pronouncements must be respected if democracy is to survive.

It is even more troubling that a legal practitioner would be associated with conduct that appears to undermine settled judicial decisions. Lawyers are ministers in the temple of justice and are expected to uphold the rule of law, not ridicule it through acts capable of bringing the legal profession into disrepute. 

The Rules of Professional Conduct imposes a duty on lawyers to maintain respect for the courts and the administration of justice.

 Persistent disregard for binding decisions raises serious ethical and disciplinary concerns that the appropriate professional bodies may eventually need to examine.

The security agencies must not fold their arms while this avoidable confusion festers. Where an individual continues to impersonate authority, create parallel political structures, and generate tension capable of disrupting public peace and electoral order, the relevant authorities have a duty to intervene decisively within the bounds of the law. Enough is enough.

Nigeria must move away from the era where political actors behave as though the law is optional. Democracy survives on discipline, order, and respect for institutions. Once the courts have spoken, every patriotic citizen ought to bow to the supremacy of the law.

Mr. Abure must therefore desist from further acts capable of misleading the public, deceiving unsuspecting aspirants, and destabilizing the Labour Party. Any continued attempt to unlawfully parade himself as Chairman of the party or present candidates under an illegal structure may amount not only to political fraud on innocent party members and supporters, but also a deliberate misrepresentation capable of attracting serious legal consequences. 

Members of the public, aspirants, and political stakeholders are therefore strongly advised to exercise caution and avoid dealing with unauthorized persons or factions whose actions are clearly contrary to established judicial pronouncements and the lawful leadership of the party.

The time has come for all genuine stakeholders to rally around lawful authority, obey court decisions, and allow peace, order, and internal democracy to flourish within the party and the nation at large.

Dr Ubani, a legal practitioner is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and a public affairs commentator.

Culled from Hot News Channel

#PHOTOSPEAKS: DR PETER AGADA SUBMITS HIS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION FORM @LQBOUR PARTY NATIONAL OFFICE, ABUJA

 

PRESS CONFERENCE SPEECH DELIVERED BY APAGUN OLAOLU SAMUEL, OGUN STATE LABOUR PARTY CHAIRMAN AT LABOUR PARTY SECRETARIAT, ABUJA AFTER SUBMISSION OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION FORM BY ARC. [DR.] PETER AGADA

Apagun 

Good afternoon, members of the press.

Thank you for being here. Moments ago, Arc. Dr. Peter Agada formally submitted his nomination form to contest for the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the Labour Party in the upcoming general elections.

This submission is not about ceremony. It’s about a decision that millions of Nigerians have already made in their hearts: for a clean break from the past, a clear severance from the political oligarchist, and a recalibration of Nigeria political system. That it is time for competence, integrity, credibility, capacity, by reason of a strategic workable plan, and a government that works for the people, through those who knows what, when and how to do the work at the right time, for full benefits of all. 

*Why Dr. Agada?*

Dr. Agada comes from the Middle Belt, the food basket, geographic epicenter, and cultural heart of Nigeria. The Middle Belt knows what it means to hold this country together when tensions rise. It is a region of farmers, teachers, engineers, and traders who want nothing more than peace to work and a government that works to protects that peace. 

As an architect and academic, Dr. Agada has spent his career solving real problems with limited resources, equipped with residual power of imagination. He understands that governance is design work: if the foundation is weak, no amount of painting will make the building stand. That is why he is running, to reengineer the political and economic structure of Nigeria.

*The agenda for Nigeria*

1. *A productive economy*: We will prioritize infrastructural development by fixing power, roads, rails, and ports so that Nigerian businesses can run, produce and compete. The goal is jobs, not handouts. SMEs will get access to credit without needing a godfather.

2. *Security with accountability*: No economy grows where farmers abandon their farms and children cannot go to school safely. Our security plan is intelligence-driven, community-based, and fully audited. No more blank checks with no results

3. *Education and health as public goods*: Dr. Agada was taught in Nigerian universities. He knows firsthand how underfunded systems break the country’s future. We will treat teachers, lecturers, and health workers as national priorities, not afterthoughts.

4. *Unity through equity*: The Middle Belt has paid the price for Nigeria’s divisions. Our government will not play ethnic or religious politics. Appointments, projects, and policies will follow one test: does it move Nigeria forward for all Nigerians?

5. *Transparent governance*: Nigerians are tired of vague promises. Every major policy will be published with its cost, timeline, and expected outcome. If we fall short, we will say why.

*Next steps*

Over the next weeks we will roll out detailed plans on agriculture, manufacturing, power reform, and youth innovation. We will hold town halls in every zone because Nigeria is too big to be governed from one office in Abuja.

To the press: Ask us the hard questions. We welcome scrutiny because we have nothing to hide.

To Nigerians: Arc. Dr. Peter Agada is not promising miracles. He is promising a government that respects you, your rights, your talent, your time, your money, and your intelligence. A government that treats the Middle Belt, the North, the South, the East, and the West as one country with one SECURED FUTURE.

The form has been submitted. The work begins now. NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN THIS CHARIOT!

Thank you.

2027 Elections: Dr Peter Agada Obtains Labour Party's Presidential Nomination Form (PHOTOS)

 Architect (Dr) Peter Agada today officially obtained the Presidential Nomination form of the opposition Labour Party (LP).

2027: Idoma Set To Produce Nigeria's President As Labour Party Chieftain Dr Peter Agada Joins Presidential Race

A chieftain of the opposition Labour Party (LP) Architect (Dr) Peter Agada, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, expressing confidence that the Idoma nation is ready to produce Nigeria’s next president, IDOMA VOICE reports.

Agada

Dr Agada made the declaration on Friday during a historic visit to the palace of the Och’Idoma, HRM Elaigwu Odogbo Obagaji John, where he formally informed the paramount ruler of his presidential ambition.

The event attracted a large crowd of palace chiefs, youth groups, traditional aides, political associates and supporters, who thronged the palace in what observers described as a significant political moment for Idoma land.Politics

The Labour Party stalwart, who hails from Epeilo in Otukpa with maternal roots in the Obekpa family, arrived at the palace alongside a delegation of young professionals and political allies amid cultural displays and chants from supporters.

Addressing the royal court, Agada, the immediate past Director of Finance of the Obedient Movement, unveiled his policy agenda tagged “Labour Direct,” which he said would focus on tackling insecurity, unemployment, economic decline and infrastructural decay across the country.

According to him, insecurity, mass youth unemployment, the weakening naira and loss of trust in governance remain some of the major challenges confronting Nigeria.

Under the Labour Direct initiative, Agada pledged to introduce community-led intelligence supported by technology-driven security systems to secure communities, farms and cities across the country.

On economic development and job creation, he proposed the establishment of industrial hubs across the six geopolitical zones, with emphasis on agro-processing and solid minerals development linked directly to youth employment.

He also promised to implement a national skills-to-industry programme, alongside reforms in education and primary healthcare aimed at strengthening human capital development.

“Nigeria needs execution, not excuses. Labour Direct is about putting Nigerians to work, securing them, skilling them, and giving them a stake,” Agada stated. 

The LP presidential hopeful is currently a member of the Big Tent Shadow Government, serving as Minister of Infrastructure, Energy, Works, Housing and Urban Development. He also previously served as Chairman of the Big Tent Support Group Council.

Agada is the Founder and Chairman of Cyrus Group Nigeria and President of the Congress of Nigerian Professionals.

Responding, the Och’Idoma, HRM Elaigwu Odogbo Obagaji John, expressed excitement over the growing involvement of young people in national politics, describing Agada’s aspiration as bold and inspiring.Politics

The monarch, however, stressed the need for greater unity among the Idoma people, insisting that unity remains critical if the ethnic nationality must produce leaders capable of competing nationally.

“Unity amongst the Idoma has been largely lacking. If we must present our best to Nigeria, we must first be one at home,” the royal father said.

The Och’Idoma subsequently offered royal blessings and prayers for the success of the project, calling on Idoma sons and daughters at home and in the diaspora to support the aspiration.

The palace later erupted in chants and celebrations as youth groups and supporters hailed what many described as a new political awakening for the Idoma nation.

2027: DR. PETER AGADA EMERGES AS VIBRANT FRONTRUNNER FOR LABOUR PARTY PRESIDENTIAL TICKET

ABUJA, 

In Nigeria as the 2027 general elections approach, the Labour Party (LP) political landscape is witnessing a significant shift. 

Dr. Peter Agada

Dr. Peter Agada, a renowned architect and seasoned administrator, has officially declared his intention to contest for the presidency, positioning himself as a highly viable and acceptable alternative.

A Legacy of Architectural and Infrastructural Excellence

With over 29 years of experience in the architectural field, Dr. Agada is widely recognized for his expertise in infrastructure and acoustic architecture.

 As the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cyrus Group Nigeria, he has built one of the world’s leading acoustic organizations, achieving global success by the age of 54.

His professional pedigree is further solidified by his recent role in the "Big Tent" shadow government, where he served as the Minister of Infrastructure, Energy, Works, Housing, and Urban Development.

 In this capacity, he formulated policies aimed at modernizing Nigeria's crumbling infrastructure and solving the nation's energy deficit.

The "Labour Direct" Solution Template

Central to Agada’s campaign is labourdirect.com, a comprehensive digital and policy solution template designed to address every sector of the Nigerian economy. 

The platform offers a structured approach to:

• National Security: Utilizing a blend of community-based intelligence and advanced technology.

• Economic Stability: Tackling currency volatility and youth unemployment through targeted sectors like agriculture and solid minerals.

• Infrastructure: Leveraging his decades of experience to build sustainable urban environments.

From the Obidient Movement to the National Stage

Dr. Agada is no stranger to the inner workings of the Labour Party’s grassroots resurgence. He served as the immediate past Director of Finance of the Obidient Movement, where he managed the financial machinery that powered the party's 2023 performance. However, citing a need for greater organizational discipline and a shift toward principled governance, he recently resigned to focus on building The Movement Nigeria, a platform committed to citizen-driven development.

Rooted in Faith, Family, and Community

Beyond his professional and political accolades, Dr. Agada is deeply committed to social welfare. A father of eight children including three who are adopted, he is described as a man rooted in God and family values. His philanthropic efforts through various charity endowments have touched all 36 states and the FCT, with a particular focus on his native Benue State, providing relief and empowerment to the vulnerable.

As the Labour Party enters a period of realignment, Dr. Peter Agada’s unique blend of technical expertise, financial transparency, and humanitarian commitment makes him a compelling choice for Nigerians seeking a vibrant and structured path to national renewal.

DR. AGADA AT A GLANCE: A MAN DESTINED AND EQUIPPED TO LEAD NIGERIA OUT OF ITS PRESENT ECONOMIC QUAGMIRE

At 54 years of age, Dr. Peter Agada stands as a rare fusion of technical brilliance, corporate success, and political foresight. He is not just a candidate; he is a solution-driven leader prepared to navigate Nigeria through its most turbulent economic era.

The Architect of National Renewal with over 29 years of cognate experience as an architect specializing in infrastructure and acoustic architecture, Dr. Agada understands the "bones" of a nation. As the Chairman and CEO of Cyrus Group, he has built one of the world’s largest acoustic organizations, proving that Nigerian leadership can dominate global markets. His expertise earned him an Honorary Doctorate in Acoustic Architecture from Gulf American University in 2025.

A Legacy of Policy Leadership: The Congress of Professionals

Since 2006, Dr. Agada has served as the President of the Congress of Professionals, a powerhouse of global and local experts focused on high-level policy design and advocacy. Under his leadership, the Congress has engaged successive governments on critical Infrastructure Master Plans, offering strategic blueprints for:

i. Highways & Transportation: Modernizing road net

The Middle Belt Imperative: Why Arch Peter Agada Must Lead Nigeria

Dr Elaigwu Blessing

Arch Peter Agada

For 63 years, Nigeria’s presidency has oscillated between the far North and the South, leaving the Middle Belt as the nation’s perennial political bridge but never its driver. That imbalance is not merely symbolic. It has cost us cohesion, economic depth, and a grounded sense of equity. The Middle Belt is Nigeria’s cartographic and cultural center of gravity. It is the nation’s food basket, its mining heartland, and the one region where Christianity and Islam, farming and pastoralism, minority and majority identities meet daily and negotiate peace. Yet it has never produced a president. To heal Nigeria’s fractured trust and unlock latent growth, that must change in 2027. And the candidate who embodies this imperative is Arch Peter Agada.

1. Why the Middle Belt, and why now

A president from the Middle Belt does three things at once. First, it restores the principle of rotation to its full moral meaning. Zoning was designed to give every bloc a stake in power. Excluding the North Central and its contiguous cultural neighbors breaks that compact and breeds cynicism. Second, it places national security in the hands of a leader who lives the conflict map. The Middle Belt understands banditry, farmer-herder clashes, and mining-related violence not as talking points but as home-front realities. Third, it recenters economic policy on production. Nigeria’s debt and FX crises are symptoms of a consumption-heavy economy. The Middle Belt’s comparative advantage is production: yams in Benue, rice in Niger, tin and columbite on the Plateau, sesame in Nasarawa, ceramics in Kogi. A president from this zone governs with a bias toward making things, not just sharing revenue.

2. Why Arch Peter Agada is a must

Leadership is proven in two arenas: character and capacity. Arch Peter Agada brings both, refined in the unforgiving arena of Nigeria’s private sector. He is not a theorist of enterprise; he is a builder of physical and institutional structures. In a country where policy often dies at implementation, Agada has spent 30 years turning drawings into realities that stand, house people, and create value.

3. Agada’s private-sector record: a blueprint for national renewal

Agada’s career is defined by three pillars that map directly onto Nigeria’s most urgent needs:

Built environment and industrial capacity*: As MD/CEO of Cyrus Acoustic, Agada has delivered 200+ architectural projects across 5 continents. His practice specializes in permit-ready construction documents, landscape and site design, and 3D visualization that de-risks projects before a single block is laid. This is not vanity architecture. It is the unglamorous discipline of standards, compliance, and delivery. Nigeria’s housing deficit, abandoned public projects, and collapsing infrastructure are failures of design thinking and project discipline. Agada exports the opposite.

Value-chain thinking and import substitution*: Agada has publicly challenged Nigeria’s dependence on imported building materials and called for reevaluating architectural cost structures to reflect local realities. He argues for professional fee transparency and client education so that expertise is priced, respected, and sustainable. A presidency with that instinct tackles FX pressure at the root: design for what we have, build with what we make, and stop outsourcing the basics of shelter and commerce.

Financial stewardship and movement building*: Agada served as *Director of Finance for the Obidient Movement* through the 2023 cycle. He later resigned in March 2026 to launch _The Movement Nigeria_, citing the need for structure and coordination. Running the finances of a national volunteer movement demands two things Nigeria’s treasury needs: accountability without coercion, and scale without theft. He raised, tracked, and deployed resources in a low-trust environment and walked away when structure failed. That is how you handle public money.

4. From studio to Aso Rock: translating capacity to statecraft

Architecture teaches three disciplines politicians often lack: consequence, sequencing, and load-bearing truth. In Agada’s world, a bad foundation kills. A missed load calculation buries people. You iterate on paper, not after collapse. Apply that to governance and three shifts follow. First, security gets design logic. You don’t protect communities with communiqués; you design safe corridors, agro-industrial clusters, and layered response systems. Second, the economy gets project logic. Roads, rails, and power are not ribbon-cutting events. They are 20-year assets with maintenance schedules. Third, youth get a pipeline. A president who understands design, costing, and delivery sees 120 million young Nigerians not as a demographic threat but as a skilled labor force waiting for credible plans.

5. The unity dividend

The Middle Belt is Nigeria’s most religiously and ethnically plural zone. A leader from there cannot govern as a sectional champion; the coalition that elects him collapses if he tries. Agada’s constituency is competence. Drawings don’t care about tribe. Budgets don’t care about religion. Deadlines are ecumenical. That is the only identity that scales from Kwara to Cross River and from Sokoto to Bayelsa.

Conclusion

Nigeria does not need another turn-by-turn presidency. It needs a turning point. Electing a Middle Belt president ends the quiet disenfranchisement of the nation’s center. Electing Arch Peter Agada ensures that the turn is not merely symbolic but structural. He has built in the private sector the very things the public sector lacks: discipline, delivery, and design. The presidency is not a reward for region or religion. It is a job. And for this job, at this time, Arch Peter Agada is a must.

Papa Mama Pikin... LABOUR PARTY SHALL RISE AGAIN! - Tony Akeni

Yesterday, Wednesday February 25, 2026, the national leadership of Labour Party, the NLC, TUC 36 states and Abuja Political Committee heads of the two umbrella trade centres of Nigeria and stakeholders of the party held an extraordinary summit in Abuja.

The theme of the summit was "Re-uniting the Labour Family: Consolidating Strength for Political Impact."

Comprising two sessions of impactive, constructive and fruitful engagements, the first session held at the party's National headquarters in Utako where two highlights took the front burner: reconciliation of all members and varied persuasions of the Labour Party towards the success of the party's oncoming nationwide congresses and national convention. 

To support the huge nationwide exercise, a flagship dedicated App for membership registration and revalidation was demonstrated by a consultant firm for stakeholders feedback towards achieving a seamless multi-component online infrastructure for the task.  

In a display of disarming humility, earnestness and candour uncommon with politicians of this age, the Caretaker National Chairman of the party, Sen. Nenadi Usman, called out to all and sundry, in sync and hitherto aggrieved, to return to their first love, the Papa-Mama-Pikin ideological market square which the Labour Party represents for Nigerian workers, long suffering masses and citizens of all classes towards making the party great again.

Siting Comrade Tony Akeni at the event, the NLC backed Acting National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party standing with her media aide, the impeccable gentleman Barr. Ken Asogua, Sen. Nenadi came over with a hilarious mother fanfare and told everyone: "This is Tony, the troubler of Israel."

Amidst having a good laugh at her Ahab jab,  I pledged right away on the spot and meant it, "Dear Madam Chair," I said, "I will never trouble your Israel again. From now I shall trouble Egypt alone for your sake." That sank well with everyone and was the cause of the laughter you see in the photo above.

Be it known here forward that Labour Party is now one undivided and indivisible political family as we head for nationwide state congresses and national convention of our party in fulfilment of the long stalled consent judgment of Justice Gabriel Kolawole delivered since March 18, 2020. A turn-point judgment and task which the defunct Julius Abure council had defied and refused to honour for six years. Now Sen. Esther Usman Nenadi is all set to accomplish that with flare and flourish in the foreseeable few months down the corner.

Join the party!

Join the hearty.

 

_*Tony Akeni Le Moin*_

_National Stakeholder._