Nkechinyere Ewa
The national leadership of the Labour Party has inaugurated a 24-member interim executive in Ebonyi State as part of renewed efforts to restore stability and reposition the party ahead of upcoming political activities.
The committee, constituted under the authority of National Chairman Senator Nenadi Usman and National Secretary Senator Darlington Nwokocha, is headed by veteran politician Chief Henry Udeh (AjimBest), who will serve as Chairman representing Ebonyi South.
Others in the new leadership include Comrade Innocent Igiri from Ebonyi Central as Secretary and Engr. Nwede Joshua Igwebuike from Ebonyi North as Organising Secretary.
In a deliberate effort to deepen gender inclusion, the party appointed Hajia Rabiu Abubakar of Ebonyi North as State Woman Leader. She will work alongside zonal women leaders Chief Mrs. Ngozi Nwaleke (Ebonyi North), Mrs. Ngozi Ekuma (Ebonyi South), and Blessing Okoroafor (Ebonyi Central) to strengthen female participation across the state structure.
To reinforce its institutional capacity, the party also named Barr. Ikey Nwobo as State Legal Adviser and Comrade Louis Nwebonyi as Publicity Secretary.
The inauguration brings to an end months of internal uncertainty and a leadership vacuum that had hampered the party’s activities in the state.
Reacting, the Labour Party’s 2023 governorship candidate and state leader, Comrade Splendour Eze Oko, expressed confidence in the new executive, saying stakeholders were ready to work with the team to rebuild unity and strengthen the party’s influence.
Also speaking, the 2023 House of Representatives candidate for Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency, Dr. Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, described the development as timely, noting that it reaffirms the Labour Party’s position as a credible and resilient opposition force in Ebonyi politics.