{"id":6203,"date":"2024-09-10T09:14:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T09:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/?p=6203"},"modified":"2024-09-10T09:14:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T09:14:14","slug":"peter-obi-and-alex-otti-notify-inec-of-labour-party-caretaker-committee-amid-leadership-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/peter-obi-and-alex-otti-notify-inec-of-labour-party-caretaker-committee-amid-leadership-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi and Alex Otti Notify INEC of Labour Party Caretaker Committee Amid Leadership Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi<\/strong>, alongside Abia State Governor Alex Otti<\/strong>, has officially informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the formation of a 29-member caretaker committee. This committee has been tasked with organizing the party’s congresses and national convention within 180 days.<\/p>\n

In a letter dated September 6, 2024, and addressed to INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu<\/strong>, Obi and Otti highlighted the ongoing leadership crisis within the Labour Party. They emphasized that the leadership vacuum arose following the de-recognition of the Abure-led National Working Committee<\/strong> (NWC) by INEC in June 2024.<\/p>\n

The letter stated, “Labour Party has faced leadership challenges, resulting in a leadership void. In light of this, stakeholders convened in Umuahia, Abia State, on September 4, 2024, and established a caretaker committee to organize the necessary congresses and national convention.”<\/p>\n

Background of the Crisis<\/h3>\n

The leadership tussle in the Labour Party escalated when the Abure-led NWC<\/strong> failed to adhere to the agreement to hold ward, local government, and state congresses before the national convention. This non-compliance created a leadership void and triggered the intervention of the party\u2019s statutory executives, including governors, legislators, and representatives from organized labour.<\/p>\n

Caretaker Committee Formation<\/h3>\n

The caretaker committee, led by Senator Nenadi Usman<\/strong> as Chairman and Senator Darlington Nwokocha<\/strong> as Secretary, includes members representing various stakeholders, such as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and former governorship candidates like Ken Pela (Delta)<\/strong> and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (Lagos)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Key Committee Members:<\/h3>\n
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  • NLC<\/strong>: Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar, Professor Theophilus Ndubuaku, Comrade Chris Uyot<\/li>\n
  • Senate Representatives<\/strong>: Senators Victor Umeh, Neda Imasuen, Ireti Kingibe<\/li>\n
  • House of Representatives<\/strong>: Hon. Afam Ogene, Hon. Seyi Sowunmi, Hon. Sunday Umeha<\/li>\n
  • State Assembly<\/strong>: Hon. Edosa Richard, Hon. Harrison Oghara, Hon. Augustine Okezie<\/li>\n
  • TUC Representatives<\/strong>: Mohammed Misau, Austin Jonah, Sansa Omalara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This committee is expected to restore stability within the Labour Party by facilitating a transparent and inclusive national convention and addressing the leadership vacuum left by the previous administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, alongside Abia State Governor Alex Otti, has officially informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the formation of a 29-member caretaker committee. This committee has been tasked with organizing the party’s congresses and national convention within 180 days. In a letter dated September 6, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6207,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203\/revisions\/6207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}