Another factional acting Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Callistus Uju Okafor, has rejected the appointment of a former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, as the chairman of the party’s caretaker committee.
Okafor, who announced his rejection in a statement yesterday in Abuja, described the LP stakeholders’ meeting convened by Abia State Governor Alex Otti as illegal, unconstitutional, and a mere jamboree.
He said: “We want to bring to the notice of the general public that the jamboree gathering, tagged: ‘Labour Party Stakeholders’ meeting’ held in Umuahia, Abia State, is unconstitutional and not known to any organisation of the party.
“Article 11 of the 2009 Constitution, which is the only constitution known to the party, according to the consent judgment delivered by Justice G. O. Kolawole on March 20, 2018, categorically states the four organisations of the party: ward, local government area, state and national.”
Okafor added: “Both Dr. Alex Otti and Mr. Peter Obi do not have the constitutional authority to convene any meeting of the party.
“We challenge Otti to produce the official letter addressed to him from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the aforementioned subject matter.
“We are committed to reconciling all members and groups, mobilise and conduct all-inclusive and expansive congresses in wards, local government areas, states and the national convention that will achieve a unified, focused Labour Party that will redefine political leadership in Nigeria.”
