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THE Labour Party – LP, has accused the country’s electoral body of instigating the crisis in the party www.AfriqueCAN.com
During a Channels Television’s breakfast programme, ‘The Morning Brief’ on Thursday, the Deputy National Chairman of the party, Ayo Olorunfemi, said it was not the duty of INEC to conduct elections for political parties if the tenure of their National Working Committee – NWC, expires.
Olorunfemi claimed that INEC ignored the Labour Party when the party sent a letter inviting them to its national convention.
“Assuming the tenure of the NWC has expired, it is not in their (INEC) duty to conduct. It is still the same person whose tenure has expired that would convey the meeting in line with the constitution of the party. So, they (INEC) are here to make trouble, they are here to create confusion,” Olorunfemi said on the show,’’ the Deputy National Chairman of the party said.
“The letter was written even before the 21 days set to submit and of course, Justice Omotosho already confirmed that the 21-day notice was in line with the provision of the Electoral Act,” the LP chieftain said.
“If that notice was not acceptable, INEC has the responsibility to respond to the party and give reasons why we can’t hold the elections but INEC did not say anything and of course, silence means go ahead.
“We are in court, we had to go to court when we were hearing this rumour and when we weren’t allowed to participate,” he added.
