2019: Our candidates’ list ready for Submission to INEC ― Labour Party

THE Labour Party, LP, on Wednesday declared that it has successfully processed the list of candidates standing for various elective positions under its platform in readiness to beat the Independent National Electoral Commission’s, INEC, deadline for submission of candidates’ names in preparation for the 2019 general elections.

This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday by its  Director of Media and Publicity, Yinka Richards.

The Party while assuring that the names its candidates would soon be published by  INEC urged members across the nation to disregard statements issued by the suspended National  Publicity Secretary of the party,  Ebere Ifendu on the matter saying that that the Party would field candidates for all elective positions in the forthcoming general elections.

It urged Party members and the general Public to disregard any information emanating from the suspended members of the National Working Committee, as comments in the media were orchestrated to misinform the public on the activities of the party.

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White reacting to comments by the suspended members in the media, Richards said the suspended National  publicity secretary of the party was not permitted to issue any press statement as she seized to function in that capacity after the ratification by National Executive Council, NEC, of the party in its last meeting which had all state chairmen and secretaries in attendance.

Richards also said, nefarious activities of some members of the National Working Committee, NWC, informed the decision of the party’s NEC to suspend them from office and said the party remains resolute in its decision.

Commenting on the just concluded NEC meeting held in Minna, the Director of Publicity and Media Strategy said INEC was informed of the meeting and there was a due process which informed the presence of INEC officials at the meeting.

He also noted that all organs of the party and stakeholders were also at the meeting which ratified the extension of tenure of the National Working  Committee Members and the suspension of some erring members.

Richards said, the decision to extend the tenure of the National Working Committee members was in line with the party’s constitution as stated in Article 13 (B) viii and ix which is as follows;

“(a) To have the powers to decide on and convene special National Convention and Congresses

“(b)To take a decision on when to hold a regular National Convention of the Party in the event that the National Convention could not hold for reason whatsoever it fell due.

The Director of Publicity and Media Strategy also warned the suspended members of the National Working Committee to desist from further media engagement against the party and urged the public to disregard any derogatory statements in the media by some disgruntled politicians especially the suspended publicity secretary, Ebere Ifendu and her cohorts.

He also affirmed the authenticity of the Chairman of the party, Alhaji A.A Salam and other working committee members which will function in office for another one year, and also reiterated that there is no court injunction against the party or its officials in discharging their duties.