After months of internal battles over leadership, the Labour Party has begun its nationwide congresses, signalling what many members hope is a new chapter for the party.
In communities across the country, the exercise is proving to be more than just routine party activity, and at the centre of it all is the party’s Interim National Chairman, Nenadi Usman, who took part in the process.
For her and many other participants, it is a moment of grassroots engagement, where neighbours gather, interact, and choose those who will represent them within the party structure.
Across Nigeria’s 8,809 wards, similar scenes played out, with party faithful converging in schools, community centres, and open spaces, united by a shared responsibility to shape the party’s internal leadership.
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For Usman, the exercise marks only the first step. She outlined a schedule that will see the process move from ward congresses to local government and state levels, before culminating in a national convention in Umuahia.
Alongside the process, the party is also pushing a message of inclusion. Usman emphasised the need for greater female participation in leadership, noting that gender balance remains a key priority as new executives emerge.
Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie
