INEC rejects the national convention of LP.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has outrightly disowned Labour Party‘s national convention held on Wednesday in Anambra .
According to the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC, this is as he declined to state reasons as to why it wasn’t monitored by the commission.
Recall the Labour Party had on Tuesday shifted the national convention from Umuahia in Abia to Nnewi, Anambra State. A change the LP National Legal Adviser, Kehinde Edun, confirmed was communicated to INEC.
The Section 82(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022 states that political parties shall give INEC at least 21 days’ notice of convention, congress, conference or meeting.

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