By Nchetachi Chukwuajah
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has charged Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Working Committee (NWC) to prioritise the reconciliation and integration of members following her election as the substantive National Chairman of the Labour Party.
Usman, a former caretaker national chairman, was elected alongside other members of the NWC of the Labour Party on Tuesday, April 28, during the 2026 national elective convention of the party held in Umuahia, Abia State.
Others elected at the party’s convention were Iheanacho Obioma as National Secretary, and Hilda Dokubo as National Women Leader.
The convention adopted the consensus method and the affirmative mode as the method for electing the new party leaders.
In his remarks, Otti commended the chairman of the National Congress and Convention Committee, Ginger Onwusibe, and the Secretary, Salisu Muhammad, for conducting a credible national convention for the party.
Otti, who described Usman as a woman of integrity, congratulated her and other newly elected members of the NWC of the party for their election and urged them to brace up for the tasks ahead.
The governor further charged the Usman-led NWC on reconciliation and integration of aggrieved members of the party, noting that since politics is a game of numbers, the party needs all the numbers it can get.
He said, “I’m happy that we elected people who understand what is expected of them, and parts of Nigeria were represented.
“Reconciliation and integration of all members of the party is another task before you; ensure that nobody is left behind.
“Go on a reconciliation drive, sit down, and make our people know that they are recognised. This is a game of numbers; we need as many people as possible
“Very soon, the primary election will be conducted. It’s also part of your job to ensure that we have a rancour-free primary before the campaign and election, but I know you are capable of delivering.”
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In her acceptance speech, Usman commended the delegates for the confidence reposed in her to lead the party and promised not to betray the trust.
She also appreciated Otti for trusting her to do a job often regarded as an exclusive role for men in Nigeria.
“We shall do everything to make the party grow and make you proud. For you to trust me to take over this job, I will not let you down.
“I just want to ask for your maximum cooperation because the job of building a party is not an individual affair,” she said.
