Labour Party bounces again as Otti, Obi, Nenadi Usman and Hon. Chinasa lead NEC assembly in Abuja after Supreme Court docket ends Abure’s tenure.
The Labour Party took a daring step towards nationwide political revival on Tuesday, April 9, 2025, as a robust coalition of its main voices gathered in Abuja to set a brand new course for the opposition platform—simply days after the Supreme Court docket formally ended Julius Abure’s reign as nationwide chairman.
The emergency Nationwide Govt Council (NEC) assembly, held on the iconic Transcorp Hilton Resort, Abuja, was spearheaded by Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, and attended by a who’s-who of the Labour Party political elite.
Notably, Hon. Ifeanyi Frank Chinasa, MBA, the Nationwide Meeting Liaison Officer (Abuja), was amongst those that witnessed this historic gathering firsthand. Chinasa’s presence on the high-level assembly additional reinforces his rising affect inside the occasion and underscores his pivotal position in bridging the hole between the Nationwide Meeting and Labour Party management. His dedication to the imaginative and prescient of a restructured and re-energized occasion was seen all through the day’s engagements.
In attendance on the NEC assembly have been:
Dr. Alex Otti – Abia State Governor
Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu – Abia State Deputy Governor
Mr. Peter Obi – 2023 Presidential Candidate
Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed – Vice Presidential Candidate
Senator Esther Nenadi Usman – Nationwide Caretaker Committee Chairman
Senator Darlington Nwokocha – Caretaker Committee Secretary
Senator Victor Umeh – Outstanding Labour Party chief
A number of gubernatorial candidates, occasion leaders, and prime stakeholders nationwide.
The assembly adopted the April 4 Supreme Court docket judgment, which validated the expulsion of Julius Abure and acknowledged a brand new Caretaker Committee led by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman.
Addressing the gathering, Governor Otti referred to as on members to grab the second and rebuild the Labour Party right into a viable nationwide various to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“The court docket has carried out its half. Now, it’s our responsibility to reclaim and reposition the Labour Party as a really people-centered political motion,” he declared.
A symbolic second that confirmed the daybreak of a brand new period got here when the occasion submitted the Licensed True Copy (CTC) of the Supreme Court docket judgment and the checklist of the Senator Nenadi Usman-led Caretaker Committee to the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC)—signaling an finish to Abure’s management and a proper transition to new occasion buildings.
For Hon. Chinasa, the Abuja NEC was not simply an inner occasion occasion—it was a strategic milestone for all progressive forces in Nigeria. Because the Nationwide Meeting Liaison Officer, his position in harmonizing legislative engagement and offering coverage perception shall be essential to the occasion’s rebirth and strategic positioning within the build-up to 2027.
Political observers now consider that with a united entrance led by Otti, Obi, Datti, Nenadi Usman—and supported by rising tacticians like Chinasa—the Labour Party is on the trail to turning into a reinvigorated political pressure to reckon with.
