The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified that it has not recognised any individual as the National Chairman or Secretary of the Labour Party.
The Commission also refuted claims suggesting it had recognised Senator Samuel Anyanwu or any other person as the national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a statement posted on INEC’s verified X handle, the Chief Press Secretary to the Commission’s Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said INEC is carefully reviewing the recent Supreme Court judgment concerning the Labour Party’s leadership and will announce its official position in due course.
The statement reads, “Our attention has been drawn to some media reports claiming that the Commission has recognised certain persons as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP).
“The reports also inferred that the Commission has restored a particular individual as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), referring to the listings on the Commission’s official website.
“However, the reports are false and misleading. The Commission has not made any decision in respect of either the LP or PDP.
“The names of the national officers of the LP had previously been uploaded to our website following a court order not related in any way to the latest judgment of the Supreme Court. In the same manner, the name of the National Secretary of the PDP on the same website was neither deleted nor reinstated.
“As a law-abiding institution, the commission is carefully studying the judgment of the Supreme Court on the Labour Party and will communicate its decision to the public in due course.”
