Labour Party chieftain and senatorial candidate from Kaduna State in 2023 election, Engr. Dr. Michael Ayuba Auta, has described the emergence of Senator Nenadi Usman as the party’s national caretaker chairman as unconstitutional, null and void.
He also said the appointment of Nenadi was done without due consultation with critical party stakeholders, particularly in Kaduna State, where he claimed that the party recorded significant success in the last general elections.
It would be recalled that the LP stakeholders’ meeting, conveyed by the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti and chaired by its presidential candidate in the 2023, Mr. Peter Obi adopted Nenadi, a former senator and minister of finance, to chair the 29-member national caretaker committee that will oversee the conduct of state congresses and the all-inclusive national convention, an outcome that has sparked controversies from different states across the country.
In a press statement, Auta, lamented that those who scuttled the party’s chances of winning major seats both at state and national level are now being rewarded and seen as saints while party patriots who championed the cause of the party are neglected.
He added that the appointment of Nenadi was also a violation of the party’s constitution, adding that due process was not followed as the party’s constitution is clear on how appointments should be made.
The chieftain called on the national leadership of the party to immediately reverse the appointment and convene a stakeholders’ meeting where aggrieved members will be brought on board to discuss the way forward for the party.
According to Dr Auta in the statement, “as far as we are concerned, Nenadi is our sister, but we do not recognize her leadership because the meeting that appointed her did not follow due process. The party’s constitution is clear on how appointments should be made, and the recent appointment of Nenadi as acting chairman did not meet those requirements.
