Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) has disowned a planned protest at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja, warning that the action is not sanctioned by the party.
In a statement on Tuesday, the party dissociated itself from the individuals allegedly behind the demonstration, slated for Wednesday, August 6, 2025, calling them political impersonators and mischief-makers.
The Senior Special Adviser on Media to the interim national chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, Ken Asogwa, said the protest was not authorised by the party and that the purported organisers were unknown to its leadership.
“The public is hereby notified 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,” Asogwa said.
He added, “The said protest is not sanctioned by the Labour Party. The organisers are unknown to the party’s leadership, and the action lacks the approval and backing of the party.”
Naijaonpoint reports that the statement referenced INEC’s recent rejection of a list of candidates submitted by the embattled former LP chairman, Barr. Julius Abure, describing it as a victory for lawful leadership and democratic order.
“The 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,” Asogwa noted.
The Labour Party urged INEC to fully comply with the April 4, 2025, Supreme Court judgment, which affirmed that the tenures of Abure and his allies expired on June 8, 2023.
“INEC should update its official portal and all platforms to reflect the correct leadership of the Labour Party in line with the court’s judgment,” the party insisted.
The party called on security agencies to act swiftly and apprehend those behind the planned protest.
“They are political impersonators and mischief-makers and should be treated as such. We call for their immediate arrest and prosecution under the law,” the statement added.
The LP reaffirmed its commitment to lawful engagement and urged the public to remain vigilant against what it described as acts of political sabotage.
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