2027: Labour Party already in coalition – Gov Otti

By Jude Opara

Abia State governor, Dr. Alex Otti has declared that the Labour Party, (LP), will never join any coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to Otti, the Labour Party is already a coalition on its own comprising the Nigerian workers and people of progressive minds.
Otti, who addressed journalists after the Labour Party’s national executive committee meeting in Abuja during weekend, said that there is no plan to join any coalition.
“Labour is already a coalition. This is the coalition of Nigerian workers and people who are progressive like-minded.
“So, I know when people talk about joining another coalition. We have no such plans,” he said.
The LP NEC meeting comes a fews days after the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja affirmed the removal of Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), was also ordered by the Court to recognize the Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee as the party’s lawful leadership.
And the Abia State Governor confirmed this on Saturday, saying that the electoral umpire had obeyed the court order by removing the name of Abure from its website and had replaced it with Mrs. Usman.
Meanwhile, Abure had described the court ruling as unacceptable, vowing to approach the Court of Appeal to seek redress.