{"id":219357,"date":"2024-09-21T01:15:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T01:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/21\/inec-responsible-for-lps-leadership-tussle-national-deputy-chair\/"},"modified":"2024-09-21T01:15:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T01:15:25","slug":"inec-responsible-for-lps-leadership-tussle-national-deputy-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/21\/inec-responsible-for-lps-leadership-tussle-national-deputy-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC Responsible For LP&#8217;s Leadership Tussle \u2013 National Deputy Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Deputy National Chairman of the Labour Party, Ayo Olorunfemi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, of causing crisis in the party amid leadership tussle.<\/p>\n<p>The party\u2019s chieftain led this out during an interview on Channels Television\u2019s breakfast programme, The Morning Brief on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Olorunfemi noted that, it was not the duty of the electoral commission to conduct elections for political parties if the tenure of their National Working Committee, expires.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He added that INEC ignored the LP\u2019s when the party sent a letter inviting them to its national convention.<\/p>\n<p>Olorunfemi said: \u201cAssuming the tenure of the NWC has expired, it is not in their (INEC) duty to conduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0LP Crisis: We\u2019re Being Punished By INEC Over Obi, Otti\u2019s Betrayal \u2013 Abure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that notice was not acceptable, INEC has the responsibility to respond to the party and give reasons why we can\u2019t hold the elections but INEC did not say anything and of course, silence means go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in court, we had to go to court when we were hearing this rumour and when we weren\u2019t allowed to participate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we took them to court, all they said was our national convention did not follow the Electoral Act. How? Why? 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