The national leadership of the Labour Party has inaugurated a 24-member interim executive committee for Ebonyi State in a move aimed at restoring stability and repositioning the party for future political activities.
The inauguration was carried out under the authority of the party’s National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, and National Secretary, Senator Darlington Nwokocha. Veteran politician, Chief Henry Udeh, popularly known as Ajim Best who was appointed Chairman of the interim committee, representing Ebonyi South.
Comrade Innocent Igiri from Ebonyi Central was named Secretary, while Mr Joshua Igwebuike from Ebonyi North was appointed Organising Secretary.
Hajia Rabiu Abubakar from Ebonyi North was also appointed State Woman Leader to enhance gender inclusion within the party.
According to the party, “Hajia Abubakar will work closely with zonal women leaders, including Chief Mrs. Ngozi Nwaleke (Ebonyi North), Mrs. Ngozi Ekuma (Ebonyi South), and Blessing Okoroafor (Ebonyi Central), to boost women’s participation across the party’s structures.”
To further strengthen its institutional framework in the state, the Labour Party also appointed Ikey Nwobo as State Legal Adviser and Comrade Louis Nwebonyi as Publicity Secretary.
The inauguration is expected to bring an end to months of leadership uncertainty and internal challenges that had affected the party’s operations in Ebonyi State.
Reacting to the development, the party’s leader and 2023 governorship candidate in the state, Comrade Splendour Eze Oko, expressed confidence in the interim leadership.
Oko said stakeholders and grassroots members were ready to work together to rebuild unity and consolidate the party’s influence.
Similarly, the Labour Party’s 2023 House of Representatives candidate for Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency, Mr. Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, described the inauguration as timely.
He reaffirmed the party’s position as a credible and resilient opposition force in Ebonyi State.