LP crisis persists as NEC sacks Nenadi Usman as chairman

 The Labour Party National Executive  has dissolved the Caretaker Committee led by a former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman.

The NEC also reaffirmed its confidence in the party”s National Working Committee  led by Mr. Julius Abure.

The Secretary of the NEC Forum, Alhaji Abdulrahim  Chindo, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

The committee made the resolutions at a virtual meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja.

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The committee, which comprises elected state chairmen and others, also called on  Abure to issue relevant notices to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of Primaries for the 2027 general election in line with commission’s timetable.

“The following resolutions were adopted.Arising from the Tribune publication on the 6th March 2026, calling for both virtual and physical NEC meeting, this virtual meeting became imperative.

“The meeting was attended by the State Chairmen and Secretaries validly elected on the 6th December 2025, including other prominent members of the Party.

“NEC in session reviewed the activities of the Caretaker Committee and concluded that it had done incalculable damage to the Party since its inception illegally.

“NEC consequently dissolved the Esther Nenadi Usman Caretaker Committee.NEC in session reaffirms its confidence in the National Working Committee led by Barrister Julius Abure.

“Elected in the National Convention held on the 27th March 2024 and reaffirmed by the NEC meeting of the Party held on the 28th of November 2025, monitored by INEC,” the statement read.

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