Labour Party begins e-registration in Nasarawa, denies existence of caretaker committee

By Edwin Philip, Lafia

The Labour Party in Nasarawa State has commenced an electronic membership registration exercise, while insisting that the party’s constitution does not recognise any form of caretaker committee.

The state chairman of the party, Mr. Emmanuel Alexander Ombugu, stated this during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting held at the party secretariat in Lafia to deliberate on the e-registration exercise and interact with aspirants seeking to contest future elections on the party’s platform.

Ombugu warned individuals parading themselves as members of a caretaker committee to desist, describing such claims as illegal and capable of causing division within the party.

“There is nothing like a caretaker committee in the Labour Party. It is not recognised in our constitution. Anyone parading himself as caretaker is only trying to cause problems and create confusion within the party,” he said.

He emphasised that the Labour Party in the state remains united and does not operate with factions, urging members to ignore any contrary claims.

According to him, security agencies have been placed on alert to address any attempts to destabilise the party.

“As I speak, security agencies have been notified. Anyone trying to infiltrate or sabotage the Labour Party will face the consequences. However, we urge our members to remain law-abiding and report any suspicious activity to the appropriate authorities,” he said.

Speaking on the e-registration exercise, Ombugu explained that the party began the process shortly after the 2023 general elections but had to restart it to comply with new requirements from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He said the updated process now requires members to provide their National Identity Number (NIN) and photographs as part of the registration data.

“INEC has made it mandatory for political parties to capture the NIN and photographs of members. For that reason, we are asking all members and supporters to come out and complete the e-registration,” he said.

The chairman expressed optimism that the party would register more than 50,000 members in Nasarawa State, citing the strong turnout of supporters at the secretariat.

He also expressed confidence in the party’s growing popularity in the state, noting that the Labour Party recorded significant support during the 2023 presidential election in Nasarawa.

“We are ready to take the state by storm again, just as we did in 2023 when the Labour Party recorded strong support in the presidential election and other contests,” he said.

Ombugu further called on residents of the state to join the party, stressing that it is committed to people-oriented leadership and inclusive governance.

Meanwhile, senatorial aspirants for Nasarawa South and Nasarawa West, Barr. Ayiwulu Baba Ayiwulu and Shehu Reuben Peters, pledged their support for the e-registration exercise and expressed readiness to mobilise members across their respective zones.

Ayiwulu said the party was focused on presenting credible candidates capable of winning elections across the three senatorial districts.

“We are confident that with the quality of candidates the party is presenting, we will record victories in future elections,” he said.

Similarly, Peters said younger aspirants in the party are prepared to provide effective leadership and represent the interests of the people of Nasarawa State.

“We are committed to providing good leadership and effective representation for the people, especially in Nasarawa West and across the state,” he said.

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