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The Digest:

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has declared that the Labour Party (LP) was not part of the opposition summit in Ibadan and will field its own presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. Speaking after the LP national working committee meeting in Abuja, Otti said: "We were not part of the summit. We will hold a convention. We are not bound by what happened there." He added that the party is open to reconciling with aggrieved members.

Key Points:

  • Otti said the LP has no plans to collapse its structure into any other party.
  • The party is open to reconciling with former chairman Julius Abure.
  • Otti declared, "No winners, no vanquished," as the party moved forward.
  • The party has confidence in the Nenadi Usman-led NWC for the next four years.
  • Other opposition parties agreed to field a single candidate at the Ibadan summit.
The Labour Party is charting its own course for the 2027 elections.

Sources: The Cable, Channels TV