The Labour Party (LP) has strongly refuted claims suggesting that it has formed an alliance with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) concerning the upcoming 2027 general elections.
These allegations surfaced in a video posted on social media by human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju, prompting the party to issue a statement, authored by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, rejecting the claims as unfounded and false.
The Labour Party reiterated its status as the leading opposition party, highlighting its chairman, Julius Abure, as a prominent figure in the opposition landscape.
In its statement, the party urged Adeyanju and others to present any evidence indicating that either the party’s leadership or Abure has collaborated, is collaborating, or plans to collaborate with President Bola Tinubu or the APC for the 2027 elections.
The statement included, “We have become aware of a video circulating on social media in which Deji Adeyanju has made disparaging remarks about our party and our National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure. It is imperative to clarify that his statements are entirely false, misleading, and without merit.
“Following the 2023 general elections, where the Labour Party made significant strides in challenging the status quo, we have remained actively engaged in scrutinizing systemic failures and taking on our role as the opposition, consistently critiquing policies, offering solutions, and advising the government.
“To undermine our party’s efforts in such a reckless and callous manner is both absurd and regrettable.
“We therefore challenge Deji Adeyanju and anyone else making similar claims to provide concrete evidence that the party leadership or Mr. Abure has engaged, is engaging, or intends to engage with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu or the APC in the 2027 elections.
“As a political party, we regard Adeyanju’s statements as defamatory, and a malicious attempt to tarnish our hard-earned reputation.
“We call upon Mr. Adeyanju to recognize the serious implications of his defamatory claims and to promptly provide substantiating evidence to prove that the Labour Party has been ‘bought’ by President Tinubu. Alternatively, he should withdraw his unfounded assertions and issue an apology to our leadership and the millions of Labour Party members for the damage caused.”
