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The Labor Party (LP) has announced May 23, 2026, as the date for the presidential primaries according to its approved schedule ahead of the 2027 general election.
This was contained in a communiqué issued after a meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) held and witnessed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Abuja, on Tuesday.
The communique published on Wednesday stated that the party will submit its membership list to INEC on April 15, 2026, while the gubernatorial, Senate, House of Representatives and House of Representatives primaries will be held on Friday, May 15, 2026.
The NEC also expressed its satisfaction and ratified the actions of the National Leadership of the Party under the direction of Senators Nenadi Usman and Darlington Nwochocha regarding the holding of the Regional, Local Government and State Congresses scheduled for March 26, 28 and 31, 2026 respectively, as well as the National Convention scheduled for April 11, 2026.
The party’s NEC, which is the party’s highest decision-making body after the National Convention, also reviewed recent developments within the party.
The developments under review include the recent invasion of the Party Secretariat by thugs allegedly sponsored by “certain nefarious elements”.
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The communique read in part: “After thoroughly reviewing the report and recommendations of the Peace, Reconciliation and Discipline Committee, chaired by Comrade Salisu Mohammed (BOT Secretary), the NEC exercised its disciplinary powers and approved the suspension of the following members for acts of indiscipline, anti-party activities and involvement in the desecration of the Party National Secretariat.”
Those suspended include Eneyi G. Zidougha, Hilda Doukubo, Lincolin Charles, Muhammed Sabitu Aliyu, Ogar Osim, Vincent Okwuokei, Casmir Agbo Uchenna, Simon Zubairu Bamga, Abduljamid Sa’ad Suleiman, Emmanuel Agida, Auwala Ahmed, Ularama Jubrila, Grace Zafara Posat, Suleiman Abdurahman Abdul, Ajibade Adekunle Samson, Alexander Emmanuel Ombugu, Elizabeth Ativie and Godwin Jioke.
Others are “Airen Igbinedion, Osas Frank, Kennedy Ahanotu, Ayidele Olurunfemi, B. Arabanbi, Umar Faruk Ibrahim, Auwal Tafoki, and Obiora Ifoh.”
The NEC subsequently ratified and approved the expansion of Party membership registration through a hybrid approach – Digital Membership Registration (electronic registration) and manual registration in rural communities.
This initiative, he said, aims to modernize the Party’s database, strengthen participatory democracy, and increase the transparency and efficiency of Party administration, in line with the provisions of the 2026 Election Law.
