The Nenadi Usman-led faction of the Labour Party, LP, has fixed its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting to ratify the results of recent primary elections conducted across the country.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ken Asogwa, in a statement on Thursday, said the NEC meeting will be held on June 11.
According to him, the NEC is also expected to approve the list of candidates who emerged from the exercise for submission to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The spokesman disclosed that the move is in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act and the party’s constitution.
“The party also wishes to inform all successful candidates from the primaries that the presentation of Certificates of Return to candidates for the offices of President, Governor, Senate, and House of Representatives shall commence immediately after the ratification of the primary election results by the NEC,” the statement reads.
Asogwa noted that the meeting, which would be the first NEC session since the party’s convention, is of strategic importance to its overall preparations and mobilisation efforts ahead of the 2027 elections.
Recall that the party held its primary election nationwide on May 30.
The Labour Party on Saturday, announced Chibuzo Okereke, a governance expert and policy strategist, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
