The Senior Special Adviser to the Labour Party National Chairman on Media Matters, Ken Asogwa, has said his principal, Nenadi Usman, immediately appealed for peace following the court judgment that removed the Julius Abure-led leadership of the party.
The court also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise the Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee as the legitimate leadership of the Labour Party.
Justice Lifu, who delivered the ruling, affirmed the Nenadi Usman-led committee as the only valid and lawful leadership of the party.
Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time, Asogwa said Usman had begun steps to unite the party by setting up a reconciliation committee to bring together all aggrieved factions.
He noted that internal unity is critical to the party’s chances in the 2027 general elections, warning that a divided Labour Party would struggle to achieve electoral success.
Asogwa said, “So the National Chairman understands that a Labour Party that is split, a Labour Party that is not cohesive, a Labour Party that lacks cohesion, can’t win the 2027 election.
“The moment this judgment was given, the first thing she did was to appeal to the warring parties to sue for peace, to say, look, let’s come back together.
“She said today that this is a no victor, no vanquished situation and that nobody should celebrate this judgment.”
