After exhaustive deliberations on how to move the party forward, former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, has emerged as the head an interim National Working Committee (NWC) with a 90-day mandate to organize congresses at all levels of the party including a National Convention to elect substantive officers of the party.
Senator Usman will be assisted in the 29-member transition committee by former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Darlington Nwokocha who will act as Secretary.
The new interim NWC emerged on Wednesday after the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi and other critical stakeholders led by Governor Alex Otti of Abia State took a bold step toward recreating their political platform, the Labour Party.
According to a statement by The Peter Obi Media Office (POMR), Governor Otti and Obi decided to take the bull by the horn by summoning an enlarged National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party in Umuahia where the far reaching decision was made to give direction to the party.
The well-attended meeting also had the Presidential running mate to Obi, Dr Datti Baba-Ahmad, Deputy Governor of Abia State and all elected Legislators under Labor at the National and State levels as well as gubernatorial candidates of the party in the 2023 polls.
The meeting was aimed at ending the crisis in the party that started with the controversial National Convention held in a hotel room in Nnewi, Anambra State by the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC).
In her acceptance speech, Senator Nenadi promised to work with her team for the unity and growth of the party.
The Peter Obi Media Office (POMR) has been besieged by Labour Party adherents across the country calling and commending the move as long expected.
They also noted that this bold political move was coming 48 hours after a National Coordinator was appointed for the Obidient Movement, a critical component of the Labour Party pushing for the Presidential ambition of their leader, Peter Obi.