- Interim National Chairperson Senator Nenadi Usman has dismissed rumors of a 2027 election boycott, stating the Labour Party is concentrated on rectifying the “lapses” that undermined its 2023 performance.
- The party admitted that a critical shortage of polling agents in 2023 prevented them from securing signed Form EC8As, leaving them without the necessary documentary evidence to sustain claims of victory in court.
- Unveiling a new e-registration portal in Abuja, Usman announced plans to reintegrate the NLC and TUC into the party’s field operations to ensure a robust presence at every polling unit nationwide.
The Labour Party (LP) has officially distanced itself from calls to boycott the 2027 general elections, emphasizing that its current priority is internal capacity building rather than political withdrawal.
Eko Hot Blog reports that speaking during the unveiling of the party’s e-registration portal in Abuja on Saturday, March 14, 2026, Interim National Chairperson Senator Nenadi Usman clarified that the party would not adopt a “bandwagon” approach to threats made by other political groups regarding the Electoral Act 2026.
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Reflecting on the 2023 presidential election, Usman provided a candid assessment of the party’s previous failures.
She acknowledged that while the LP claimed to have won, it faced insurmountable challenges in court because it lacked a sufficient network of polling agents to provide signed Form EC8As, the primary documentary evidence required to verify results.
“Our worry was the ability to have polling agents in every polling unit in Nigeria,” Usman stated, adding that the party would no longer rely solely on INEC’s iREV system for result collation.
To avoid repeating the mistakes of 2023, the Labour Party is shifting its strategy toward massive grassroots mobilization.
A central pillar of this new direction involves mending relations with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Usman revealed that these institutional bodies were largely excluded during the last election cycle, which severely weakened the party’s operational reach.
By reintegrating the unions, the LP aims to ensure that every polling unit in 2027 is manned by authorized agents capable of securing physical proof of results.
The Chairperson stressed that the e-registration portal is a tool to institutionalize the party and bring the “workers’ party” back to its roots.
While acknowledging that other parties may have different grievances with the 2026 Electoral Act amendments, Usman noted that the Labour Party’s focus remains on perfecting its own machinery.
“We are going to have our papers properly documented so that if anything goes wrong, we can produce them in court and do what we were unable to do in 2023,” she said.
This pragmatic shift suggests that the Labour Party is preparing for a long-term institutional battle, focusing on the logistical and legal foundations necessary to challenge for power in the next general election.
