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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 ...
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 [a] to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. [1] Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All Progressives Congress won the election with 36.61% of the vote, just under 8.8 million votes to defeat over runners-up former vice president Atiku Abubakar (Peoples Democratic Party) and former ...
A presidential election was held in Nigeria on 16 April 2011, postponed from 9 April 2011. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The election followed controversy as to whether a Muslim or Christian should be allowed to become president given the tradition of rotating the top office between the religions and following the death of Umaru Yar'Adua , who was a ...
There are also a number of smaller parties, the largest of which are the Labour Party (LP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Young Progressives Party (YPP) including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), People's Redemption Party (PRP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), and eleven other parties registered with the Independent National ...
Joe Ajaero was a research officer at the One Mechanised Infantry Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, between 1990 and 1991 for his NYSC [8] He worked as a reporter/correspondent and assistant news editor at Vanguard from 1992 to 2001 before joining the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) as the Head of Training/Information between 2001 and 2005.
Nigeria numbered by its states. The history of voting rights in Nigeria mirrors the complexity of the nation itself. [1]Beginning within the country's colonial period, elections in Nigeria began in 1923 by the direction of British colonial administrator Hugh Clifford through a legislative act known as the Clifford Constitution. [2]
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 ...
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 ...