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2027: LP’s Presidential Ticket No Longer Reserved For Peter Obi —Abure Declares

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Sep 9, 2024.

The National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Julius Abure, has declared that the party’s presidential ticket is no longer reserved for its 2023 candidate, Peter Obi.

This is coming amid the party’s decision to nullify a resolution taken at the its national convention held in Nnewi, Anambra State, on March 27, 2024.

The party had announced that its 2027 Presidential ticket and that of the Abia State Governorship, have been reserved for Mr. Peter Obi, and Alex Otti, respectively.

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The party’s National Executive Council, NEC, meeting which was chaired by the LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, resolved to jettison the arrangement at a meeting, in Abuja, yesterday.

NEC also disowned the Senator Nanedi Usman-led 29 member Interim Committee set up to steer the affairs of the party for 90 days.

The NEC resolution read in part: “NEC in session also reviewed the decision of the National Convention to reserve its Presidential and Governorship tickets for Peter Gregory Obi and Alex Otti respectively.

“Consequently, all tickets of the party from Presidency to the House of assemblies are open to all qualified Nigerians.

“The NEC in session after reviewing the purported Stakeholders meeting held in Umuaiha Abia State condemned the conveners of the meetings and thereafter disassociate itself from the outcome of the so-called stakeholders meeting in Umuaiha Abia State, where the National Working Committee, the National Executive Council, State Council, Local Government and Ward Executives of the party were purportedly dissolved and a so-called Caretaker Committee was set up.