The leadership of the Labour Party has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its official recognition of the party’s Interim National Leadership, led by Senator Nenadi Usman, as its valid and lawful leadership.
A check of the INEC website on Friday confirmed Usman is listed as the chairperson of the party’s caretaker committee, an action INEC stated was in compliance with a court order.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Senior Special Adviser on Media to Senator Usman, Ken Asogwa, said the party appreciates INEC for “standing firmly on the side of the law, justice, and constitutionalism.”
The party stated this development ends the prolonged internal distractions and uncertainties it has faced over the past year.
The Labour Party called on its members nationwide to unite behind the interim leadership as it works to reposition the party for future elections. It reaffirmed its commitment to providing a credible, people-oriented alternative platform, emphasizing that achieving this goal requires unity and collective sacrifice.
The statement also expressed gratitude to party supporters for their resilience, commended the judiciary for upholding justice, and thanked the Nigerian media for its principled pursuit of truth.
It concluded with an appeal for patience and continued public support as the party intensifies efforts to rebuild its structures and restore itself to winning ways ahead of the next election cycle.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
