Nenadi Usman named Labour Party’s Caretaker Chairman

The former minister of finance, Senator Nnenadi Usman, has emerged as the chairman of a 29-member national caretaker committee of the Labour Party (LP).
She was elected senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to represent Kaduna South Senatorial District in the April 2011 elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
She later defected to the Labour Party during the 2023 general election.
Also, appointed to work with the former Senator is the 2023 Abia Central Senatorial candidate of the party in Abia State, Hon. Darlington Nwokocha.
This was a decision taken at the Labour Party’s extended stakeholders meeting held at the Banquet Hall of the Abia State Government House in Umuahia, Abia State capital on Wednesday, September 4.
The announcement was made by the 2023 Presidential candidate of the party, Mr. Peter Obi.
In her acceptance speech, the former finance minister who emphasized the need for the party to work together, promised to do her job with all diligence.
Meanwhile, the former chairman of the party, Julius Abure was absent from the meeting.
Meanwhile, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, named Dr Yunusa Tanko as the Interim National Coordinator of his Obidient Movement worldwide.
Before the new appointment, Tanko was the spokesman and media director of the defunct Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation.
In 2015, the activist cum politician was the Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council before moving to National Conscience Party, where he became the presidential candidate in 2019.
Obi, who announced the new appointment at an X Space engagement, explained that the choice of Tanko was agreed upon after a consensus to zone the position to the North.
The LP national leader also stressed that Tanko’s track record and leadership qualities were also considered.
He said, “Last week, I held an X space to announce the start of a series of engagements that will help establish this structure. To drive this process, I set up a team to manage these conversations. This team was tasked with holding a series of consultations and engagements.
“Moving forward, it is crucial to have leadership in place to support this building process. After extensive consultations within the movement and reviewing feedback from Obidients through the ideas submitted, there is a consensus that the position of National Coordinator should go to the North.
“From the nominations submitted by key stakeholders in the movement and shared with the engagement team, Dr Tanko Yunusa emerged as the most nominated candidate for this role.
“I want to clarify that all positions filled at this stage are on an interim basis until our structure is fully developed. Remember, we have over one million leadership positions to fill as we work to build a Nigeria that works for everyone. Please be thoughtful in your nominations to help us onboard people with the competence, character, and capacity to lead.”