Labour Party Ratifies 1,211 Candidates For 2027 Elections

The Labour Party (LP), under the leadership of Nenadi Usman, has ratified 1,211 candidates to contest various elective positions on the platform of the party in the 2027 elections.

The party announced the decision at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Thursday.

Naija News reports that the development follows the conclusion of its nationwide primaries held on May 27 for 1,491 positions, including 28 governorship, 99 senatorial, 307 House of Representatives, and 776 state assembly seats.

The party also chose Chibuzo Okereke as its 2027 consensus presidential candidate.

Speaking at the NEC meeting, the Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, who was represented by his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, urged all the candidates to embrace unity and work together for the party’s success in the forthcoming elections.

“Elections within the party should never create permanent divisions. The contest is over; the assignment has just begun.

“Our opponents will seek to exploit divisions among us. We must not give them the opportunity,” Otti said.

He stressed the need for the party to move forward as a unit in order to achieve victory at the polls.

“We must bring everyone to the table and harness the strength, experience, and networks of all those who participated.

“You must therefore see yourselves not merely as candidates, but as ambassadors of hope and agents of change. We must speak with one voice and mobilise collectively,” he added.

The LP National Chairman, Nenadi Usman, charged members to put behind them any grievances that may have come from the primary elections.

She emphasized on reconciliation and the need to remain united in order to win elections.

“We had a successful primary election that took place all over the nation. Today, we are meeting here not just to thank God but to adopt what we have done all over the nation and ratify it.

“As I always say, in every political party, there are bound to be people who are aggrieved because they didn’t get things the way they wanted.

“So, I want to plead that we should all sheathe our swords. Let us continue to work together for the development of our party.

“There must be reconciliation, and we need to work together. The party does not belong to any one person.

“The more members we have, the better for our political party because the essence of having a political party is to use it as a vehicle to win elections,” she said.