LABOUR PARTY PRODUCES FIRST FEMALE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

LABOUR PARTY PRODUCES FIRST FEMALE
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

David Maduako –Umuahia

Labour party may have gone down the anal of history having elected Senator Esther Nenadi Usman
as the first woman to be elected as National Chairman of a political party in Nigeria.

This development took place at the Ochendo International Conference Centre Umuahia Abia state during the party’s national convention which took place on the 28th of April 2026 .

Senator Esther Usman was a one time Senator and the immediate past Care_taker Committee Chairman of Labour Party. She was elected along side Hon Iheanacho Obioma an ex Aide to the governor of Abia State, with 32 other officers who were elected into other various positions.

Addressing the newly elected and inaugurated National Officers of the party , the Abia State governor Dr Alex Otti
congratulated the officers on their emergence, and expressed joy over the rancour-free election, saying that it is a testament of the unity in the party.

The Governor charged them to reach out to aggrieved members and reconcile them, appealing to those to be reached out to, to be open hearted and accept the olive branch of the party to move the party forward noting that politics Is a game of numbers .

Governor Otti further tasked the newly elected and inaugurated National Working Committee of the party on the drive for the ongoing online electronic party registration and advised them to ensure that the forthcoming party primary elections would be rancour free just like the convention.

“I expect our primaries to be free and fair. After that, campaigns will set in, and after campaigns, elections. So, you can see that you have a lot of work to do,” Gov. Otti stated.

The governor thanked members of the board of trustees, the National Executive Council of the party, INEC Officials and members of the Interim Care taker Committee for their service and commitment.
saying that Labour Party is lucky to have Senator Nenadi Usman as the National Chairman, describing her as a square peg in a square hole .
According to him the choice of Esther Nenadi Usman was not a mistake she
Is very reliable transparent and accountable.

Presenting the annual report of the party, the outgoing Caretaker Committee Secretary, Senator Darlington Nwokocha described the elective convention with the theme as Labour Party Rising For Victory as historic, saying that, it marks the end of the most turbulent period of the party.

In their goodwill messages, the acting Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Labour Party, Veteran Comrade (Barr.) Lawson Osagie and Trade Union Congress the (TUC) representative, Engr. Nuhu Toro while appreciating the works of Governor Otti and the outgoing Caretaker Committee, stressed on the need for the new National Working Committee to ensure reconciliation and make the party great again.

Earlier, the Chairman, 2026
National Convention and member representing Isialangwa North and South Federal Constituency, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe expressed gratitude to the Governor and the entire leadership of the Labour Party and said that the convention is a clear demonstration that the Governor is committed to unity and cohesion of the party .

Hon. Ginger further noted that the convention is in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, INEC Guidelines and the Labour Party’s constitution and urged all delegates to conduct themselves with high sense of responsibility and know that the strength of the party lies in their shared values.

In her acceptance speech, the new National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Esther Usman thanked the National leader of the party, Governor Alex Otti for his support and all the delegates for their confidence in her.

She noted that the leadership of the party is not a one man’s business, noting that she would need the support of all and assured that she would not let them down .

In a vote of thanks, on behalf of other elected officials, the new National Secretary of the party, Hon. Iheanacho Obioma appreciated the Governor for his exemplary leadership and the entire delegates and all aspirants, emphasising that, there are no winners nor losers in the elective convention, and pledged to work together as a team to build the party.
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