The Labour Party (LP) in its stakeholders meeting held in Umuahia, Abia State capital, on Wednesday, appointed Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the party.
Usman, a former Minister of Finance represented Kaduna South senatorial district from 2011 to 2015.
Immediate-past Senate Minority Deputy Leader, Senator Darlington Nwokocha from Abia Central will serve as the Secretary of the 29 member committee, expected to complete its assignment in 90 days.
The Caretaker Committee is to rescue the party from its current leadership crisis, and organize a convention where a new leadership of the party would emerge from the Ward to the national stage.
The presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi; his running mate, Datti Ahmed; Senator Victor Umeh; the party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Rhodes-Vivour, were among the party bigwigs present at the massively-attended meeting hosted by Gov. Alex Otti.
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