{"id":233854,"date":"2025-08-06T10:58:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/labour-party-disowns-planned-protest-at-inec-headquarters\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:58:47","slug":"labour-party-disowns-planned-protest-at-inec-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/labour-party-disowns-planned-protest-at-inec-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Party Disowns Planned Protest At INEC Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Labour Party Disowns Planned Protest At INEC Headquarters<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Labour Party has dissociated itself from a protest scheduled to take place on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing the organisers as \u201cimpostors\u201d and \u201cpolitical impersonators\u201d.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a statement signed by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser on Media to the party\u2019s Interim National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, the party said it was not behind the planned demonstration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe attention of the leadership of the Labour Party has been drawn to an invitation circulating in certain quarters regarding a purported protest scheduled to be held on August 6, 2025, at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_778774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-778774\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-778774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/INEC-Hq.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/INEC-Hq.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/INEC-Hq-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-778774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A file photo of INEC Headquarters in Abuja.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThis protest is allegedly being organised by some unknown individuals purportedly operating under the banner of the Labour Party. We wish to categorically state that the said protest is not sanctioned by the Labour Party. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe organisers are unknown to the party\u2019s leadership, and the action lacks the approval and backing of the party,\u201d the statement read partly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The statement warned that anyone participating in or promoting the protest does so without the consent of the party and should be regarded as an \u201cimpostor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe public is hereby put on notice that anyone participating in or promoting this protest is doing so without the consent of the Labour Party and should be seen as an impostor,\u201d it added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The party also referenced INEC\u2019s recent rejection of a list of candidates allegedly submitted by former chairman Julius Abure and his group for the forthcoming national bye-elections and local council polls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to the Labour Party, INEC recently rejected the illegitimate list of candidates for the upcoming national bye-elections and local council elections submitted \u201cby the former chairman of the party, Julius Abure and his unlawful group\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe Labour Party received that decision with relief, knowing that INEC, as a responsible electoral umpire, would eventually proceed to accept and publish the authentic list submitted by the current, lawful leadership of the party,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The statement further urged the electoral commission to remain resolute and act in line with a Supreme Court judgement issued on 4 April 2025, which, it said, affirmed the expiration of Abure\u2019s leadership tenure since 8 June 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe urge INEC to remain steadfast and continue to disregard the desperate antics of these individuals whose tenures expired since 8th June 2023, and whose expiration was expressly affirmed by the Supreme Court in its judgement of April 4, 2025,\u201d the party noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While calling on INEC to publish the valid list of candidates submitted by its current leadership, the Labour Party also urged the Commission to update its portal and official platforms to reflect the court-recognised leadership structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The party also called on security agencies to take action against the individuals planning the protest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIn light of the foregoing, we therefore call on all security agencies to take note: the persons planning to stage a protest at INEC headquarters on 6th August 2025 are not representatives of the Labour Party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThey are political impersonators and mischief-makers and should be treated as such. We call for their immediate arrest and prosecution <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in accordance with<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the law,\u201d the statement noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>INEC,Labour Party,Protest<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/08\/06\/labour-party-disowns-planned-protest-at-inec-headquarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labour Party Disowns Planned Protest At INEC Headquarters \u00a0 The Labour Party has dissociated itself from a protest scheduled to take place on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing the organisers as \u201cimpostors\u201d and \u201cpolitical impersonators\u201d. 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