The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reaffirmed Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam as the authentic National Chairman of the Labour Party. This reaffirmation, coming from the apex electoral body, puts an end to the leadership crisis rocking the party..
INEC’s position on the issue was contained in a letter marked, INEC/LEG/PP/14/T/7, which was sighted by DAILY POST in Abuja on Thursday.
The letter was written in response to complaint filed by a legal firm, Afolabi Fashanu & Co, apparently drawing the attention of the electoral body to the activities of Mr. Mike Omotosho, who is also laying claims to the National Chairmanship stool.
According to the terse letter signed by Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu, the Secretary to the commission, entitled, INEC said, “In response to your letter dated January 8, 2018 on the refers; ‘Re-Impersonation by Dr. Mike Omotosho as Labour Party National Chairman’,
“Please note that the Commission’s record and publication on its Website has the name of Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam (Baradan Paiko) as the National chairman of Labour Party.”
DAILY POST reports that INEC last year disowned the group led by the former Rotary Club boss, Mike Omotosho, which announced the purported sacking of Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam and replacing him as the party’s boss.
The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi, noted that the Commission has not changed from its recognition of Abdulsalam as the Labour Party Chairman.
He added that if that has changed, the Commission would have reflected such on its website.
Oyekanmi had said, “My brother, just go the website of the Commission, and you will see that there has been no effected change on the party’s chairman, if the chairman of the Labour party has changed, the Commission would have done that by effecting such change on its website.
“So whoever you see his name on the INEC website is the chairman of the Labour party”, he said.
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