2027: Labour Party constitutes screening committee for primaries

The Labour Party has constituted an eight-man committee for the screening of aspirants for assorted elective positions successful the 2027 wide elections.

This is contained successful a peculiar nationalist announcement jointly signed by the party’s National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman and the National Secretary, Iheanacho Obioma and made disposable to newsmen on Friday in Abuja.

The announcement said the committee was acceptable up pursuant to Articles 20(1B)(d), 20(2)(d) and 27 of the party’s constitution, arsenic good arsenic the provisions of electoral guidelines for the 2026 primaries.

The announcement named Usman arsenic Chairman of the screening committee, with members including Mrs Oluchi Okpara, Mohammed Salisu, Mrs Martina Umana, Mrs Deborah Yusuf, Chibuzo Okereke and Dr Olu Ayewo, portion Obioma volition service arsenic Secretary.

The committee was mandated to beryllium solely liable for the screening of the party’s aspirants for information primaries for presidential, governorship and National Assembly offices, arsenic good arsenic to prime and urge qualified ones.

The committee’s presumption of notation besides include: screening aspirants successful enactment with the party’s constitution, its 2026 electoral guidelines and the Electoral Act 2026.

The announcement said that the committee should beryllium guided by the guidelines issued by the Independe...