The Labour Party in Nigeria (LP), has elected Senator Nenadi Usman as its National Chairman in a convention in Umuahia, Abia State.
Senator Usman was the former Acting National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Labour Party.
With her emergence, Usman makes history as the first woman to be elected National Chairman of a political party in Nigeria.
Senator Usman was on Wednesday, 4th September 2024, appointed to lead the National Caretaker Committee of the party at a NEC meeting in Umuahia, following a leadership vacuum created by the expiration of the tenure of the former National Working Committee (NWC).
She successfully steered the party through a turbulent period marked by leadership disputes, which were ultimately resolved in her favour by the appellate court.
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Senator Usman was a former Minister of Finance and former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Representing Kaduna South Senatorial District of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria.
It is expected that her wealth of experience will bring the party back to the lime light.
As the 2027 general election approaches, she bears the immediate responsibility of positioning the party for electoral success.
Prior to the convention, Usman had been recognised as the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Party by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following a Federal High Court judgement delivered on 21st January 2026, affirming her leadership.
This decision was subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeal in judgement delivered on Tuesday, 21st April 2026.
In her acceptance speech, Usman expressed gratitude to party members for the confidence reposed in her and pledged to reposition the party for greater success.
She commended the Governor of Abia State Southeast Nigeria, Mr. Alex Otti, and assured members that she would not let the party down in her new capacity.
Usman also reaffirmed her commitment to “fostering unity, peace, and reconciliation within the party ahead of the next general election.”
In his remarks, Governor Otti charged the newly elected National Working Committee to “provide purposeful leadership and strengthen the party’s structures nationwide.”
Other positions in the party’s National Working Committee include the National Secretary, Deputy National Chairman, National Publicity Secretary, National Organising Secretary, National Financial Secretary, and National Women Leader.