The Labour Party has unequivocally stated it will participate in the 2027 general elections, emphasizing its intention to rectify the internal issues that impacted its performance in the previous polls held in 2023.
The party's Interim National Chairman, Nenadi Usman, expressed this viewpoint while addressing journalists during the launch of the party's e-registration portal in Abuja.
Her comments surfaced against a backdrop of growing political tensions, following the Inter-Party Advisory Council's threats to rally political parties to boycott the 2027 elections unless certain sections of the recently amended Electoral Act 2026 are revised.
When asked if the Labour Party would consider joining the proposed boycott, Usman responded that the party would not follow the majority, emphasizing that various political parties encounter distinct challenges.
“Different political parties have unique concerns. What may trouble one party could be quite different from the issues currently facing the Labour Party,” she stated.
She explained that matters like the transmission of election results via the INEC Results Viewing Portal (iREV) are not among the party's immediate priorities.
Usman pointed out that the key issue the Labour Party faced during the 2023 elections was its inability to deploy agents at every polling unit nationwide.
Reflecting further on the previous presidential election, she noted that the lack of agents hindered the party's capacity to present necessary evidence in court when contesting the election results.
“If you recall, in 2023, when we asserted our victory in the election, we could not provide documentation in court because we were not represented at all polling units,” she explained.
She further clarified that the party was unable to secure signatures and collect the essential Form EC8A from numerous polling stations, limiting its ability to substantiate its claims during legal challenges.
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