According to a release by the Labour Party State Youth leaders of the 36 states and the FCT on Tuesday 10th March 2026 and signed by the National Youth Leader, Prince Kennedy Ahanotu and other Regional and states youth leaders of the party across the federation, and made available to Trustbase News.
The leaders frowned at the recent development in the party which is orchestrated to undermine all efforts including the feasible and uncountable grassroots development of the Party under the leadership of Bar Julius Abure and his National Working Committee.
More concerned to the youth, according to the release is what they termed, the
shocking and unbelievable court judgement imposing a non member of their party as the interim caretaker chairman, and also the illegal invasion and hijacking of their party headquarters in Abuja.
Arising from the above ugly developments against the party, the youth leaders therefore issued a communique to addressing these developments coming from people who are poised to destroying the party before the 2027 general election.
The statement reads:
“COMMUNIQUE ARRISING FROM A VIRTUAL MEETING OF LABOUR PARTY STATE YOUTH LEADERS OF THE 36 STATES AND FCT WITH THE NATIONAL YOUTH LEADER ON 10th MARCH 2026.
We, the State Youth Leaders of the Labour Party across the 36 states of Nigeria and FCT having followed with keen interest the developments in the leadership of our great party especially as it regards to a shocking cum unbelievable court judgement pronouncing a non member of our party as the interim caretaker chairman, as well as the illegal invasion and hijack of our party headquarters in Abuja.
We deliberated on these issues and other matters during our quarterly interactive meeting with the National Youth Leader Prince Kennedy Ahanotu, and the following resolutions were reached.
1. We join our voices with that of our State Chairmen and all the local structures of the party to declare our Solidarity with the constitutionally and morally recognised National Leadership of our party ably led by Barr Julius Abure and Alhaji Umar Farouk as the National Chairman and Secretary.
2. We, therefore, as the mobilization arm and field soldiers of the party at the subnational level, passes a vote of confidence on the National Chairman Barr Julius Abure, National Secretary Alh Umar Farouk, our National Youth Leader Prince Kennedy Ahanotu and all the National Officers of the party.
3. We also looked at the unlawful invasion and temporal hijack of our party national secretariat and hereby inform the current illegal occupants led by one Sen Nenadi Usman to expect the reaction of the Labour Party youths very soon as the youth leaders resolved to storm the National Secretariat Abuja in the coming weeks.
4. We also called on the Nigerian judiciary via the NJC, the Artoney General of the Federation, NBA and the Legal Disciplinary Committee to rise up and save democratic institutions in Nigeria from political manipulation and possible individual hijack by investigating the Judgement of the Frderal High Court of 21th January 2026 where in Nenadi Usman was forced on the party without our party constitutional legitimacy by Justice Lifu in a clear and flagrant violation of our party constitution.
5. We have observed with laughter the failed plan by the unknown criminal backdoor party hijackers to attempt to dissolve a duly constituted subnational (ward, LGA ans State) excos of the party. These act shows that their intentions are never for the progress of the party but to destroy the foundational integrity of the Labour Party. Hence, we use this medium to warn Nenadi and Co to bury the plan of further desecration of our party as we await on the Appeal Court judgement.
6. We want to thank the INEC for speaking up as expected of such a respected electoral institution and for clearly informing Ms Nenadi Usman the limit of her Abia State funded powers as it regards the leadership and constitution of Labour Party.
Finally we plead with Nigerian youths who believed and supported the party not to loose hope as Labour Party remains the only platform that will help them realise their political aspirations and ultimately achieving a better Nigeria with Papa Mama Pikin”.
Forward Ever
Backward Never
E- Signed
Prince Kennedy Ahanotu
National Youth Leader,
Ahmed Yau, North East Assistant (Gombe)
Jato Benjamin, North Central Assistant (Benue)
Dr Avotu Johnson Deputy National Youth Leaders South South (Delta)
Mal. Abdulrahim Chindo
Deputy National Youth Leader North West (Sokoto)
Comrd. Kingsley Chukwu, Rep South East (Imo)
Comrd. Omodaratan Pius, Rep South West (Lagos)
#37 State Youth Leaders of Labour Party
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