Labour Party has inaugurated an online membership registration and revalidation application, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, who made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said it was aimed at exceeding LP’s membership size of 20 million before the 2027 general elections.
Ifoh also announced the release of the party’s timetable for the congresses, beginning from the ward to state levels, saying it would commence immediately with membership revalidation.
He said that this was the outcome of the party’s National Executive Council NEC) meeting held virtually on Saturday.
Ifoh said that the party had also approved the restructuring of the Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration, while it created the Directorate of International and Diaspora Affairs.
A communiqué issued at the end of the NEC meeting read: “NEC approves that there is need to expand the membership of the party; all members are expected to revalidate their membership while new members are to register online via https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/up9GnIuu.
“The first phase of this exercise commences with immediate effect and will end on January 31, 2025. This online registration will be used to update the ward register, ahead of the congresses.
“Ward congresses will commence between February and March 2025. Every interested member of the party aspiring to hold offices at the ward level should, by this information, commence the necessary preparations.
“Article 13:11 of the 2024 Constitution, as amended, records 17 offices to be contested at each ward to include: chairman, two (2) vice-chairman (one male and one female), secretary, assistant secretary and treasurer.
“Others are financial secretary, publicity secretary, legal adviser, auditor, woman leader, youth leader and five ex-officio members”.
Ifoh said that local government congress would commence between April and May 2025, even as he urged every interested member aspiring to hold offices at the local government level to commence necessary preparations.
He listed the 21 offices to be contested at each local government area to include: chairman, four (4) vice-chairman, secretary, three (3) assistant secretary, treasurer, financial secretary, publicity secretary, legal adviser, auditor, woman leader, youth leader and five ex-officio members.
Ifoh further stated that the state congress would hold between June and July 2025, urging every interested member of the party aspiring to hold offices at the state level to commence preparations.
