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Labour Party sets 2026 primary timetable — membership register to INEC on April 15 and presidential primary on May 23.
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NEC confirms congresses and national convention, expands membership drive with hybrid digital/manual registration.
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Following secretariat attack allegations, NEC suspends implicated members and appoints interim leaders to fill vacancies.
The Labour Party’s National Executive Council (NEC) has approved a timetable for its 2026–2027 primaries, with the presidential primary fixed for May 23, 2026.
At a statutory NEC meeting on March 17, 2026 — observed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) — the party confirmed it will submit its membership register to INEC on April 15.
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Legislative and governorship primaries for Senate, House of Representatives, and State Assembly candidates are scheduled for May 15.
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NEC also ratified the schedule for internal congresses: Ward congresses on March 26, Local Government congresses on March 28, State congresses on March 31, and the National Convention on April 11, 2026.
The council reviewed recent disturbances, including an alleged invasion of the party’s national secretariat by hoodlums purportedly backed by rogue elements. Acting on a report from the Peace, Reconciliation and Disciplinary Committee chaired by Comrade Salisu Mohammed, NEC exercised disciplinary powers and suspended members found to have engaged in indiscipline, anti-party activities, or complicity in the desecration of the secretariat.
To modernise its database and widen membership, NEC approved a hybrid registration drive combining digital enrolment with manual registration outreach in rural communities. The party said the move aims to strengthen participatory democracy, improve administrative transparency and efficiency, and align with the Electoral Act 2026.
NEC resolved to fill all existing vacancies in party structures by appointing interim leadership to maintain continuity in administration.