The Labour Party (LP) has vehemently rejected Senator Nenadi Usman’s alleged attempt to broker an alliance between the party and her former mentor, ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
In a statement on Thursday, March 13, 2025, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, described Usman’s actions as “clearly criminal and must be resisted.”
He noted that she is not a registered member of the Labour Party, despite aligning with the party in 2022 to support its presidential candidate.
“Her name is still not on the party’s register, and she is not recognized by the party’s ward, local government, and state chapters,” Ifoh stated.
He stated that the party leadership has consistently dismissed any discussions about coalitions, alliances, or mergers. He also criticized Usman’s attempt to involve El-Rufai, calling it audacious given her lack of official affiliation with the party.
He said: “The leadership of the Labour Party, on Tuesday, watched in awe as a one-time Minister of Finance and a former member of the People’s Democratic Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, failed in her bid to transact with the Labour Party in alliance with her mentor and former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai.
“Before Tuesday’s shameful but audacious display by Nenadi Usman, many attempts have been made by some desperate politicians to transact with the Labour Party, all ending in the same disastrous fate.
“We are also aware that one other group, which has continued to claim proprietary rights over the Labour Party, indicated in a recent statement an interest in joining this transactional frenzy to obliterate this party, seen by many as the third force Nigerians are yearning for.”
Ifoh accused Usman of attempting to hijack the party without any legitimate standing, stating that the Labour Party would not be treated as merchandise.
“We have repeatedly said that the Labour Party is filled with several transactional politicians whose only purpose in joining the party was to scramble for the soul of the party. This explains the genesis of the crises we have witnessed in the party over the last two years.
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