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The Labour Party (LP) is a social democratic political party in Nigeria. The party was created in 2002 and was previously known as the Party for Social Democracy (PSD) before changing to its current name the following year. Built on the ideology of social democracy, the party aims to promote and defend social democratic principles and ideals ...
Peter Obi—the nominee of the Labour Party—won the state by nearly 10,000 votes, a 0.77% margin, in a massive upset over former state Governor Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The other two major contenders, Atiku Abubakar ( Peoples Democratic Party ) and Rabiu Kwankwaso ( New Nigeria Peoples Party ), trailed with ...
Labour Party (Nigeria) Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata (born 7 October 1972, from Edo South Senatorial district , Edo State) is a Nigerian legal practitioner and politician. He was a senior partner and the head of the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group at Templars law firm in Nigeria until his resignation on 31 August 2023 to enable him to pursue ...
Election officials declared ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The newly elected president of Nigeria is the first person ...
Nigeria's state security service arrested the president of its largest labour federation on Monday on charges that are yet to be disclosed, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said. The arrest of ...
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General elections were held in Nigeria on 25 February 2023 to elect the president and vice president and members of the Senate and House of Representatives. Incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third term. [1] This election was seen as the tightest race since the end of military rule in 1999 ...
Vice President: Kashim Shettima: Total no. of members: 52 (incl. Cabinet-level members) Member party All Progressives Congress: Status in legislature: Majority government (2023–present) Opposition party Peoples Democratic Party: History; Election: 2023 Nigerian presidential election: Legislature term: 10th Nigeria National Assembly: Budget ...