Accolades have trailed the well organized ongoing membership registration and revalidation exercise of the Imo State Labour Party as many have described the leadership of the party as proactive, pragmatic and result oriented.
The ongoing Membership Revalidation and New Registration Exercises are part of the converted efforts by the present leadership of Labour Party (LP) in Imo State to rebuild and strengthen their Party and increase its numerical strength, capacity and structure through a transparent and accountable process ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The exercises which have fully and seamlessly commenced in the 305 electoral wards in Imo State have witnessed unprecedented turn out and compliance of old members as well as new entrants who had confessed that they are motivated by the significant performance of the Party at the last Presidential, Legislature and Gubernatorial elections held in 2023, where it is generally believed that the Party massively won the elections across the State.
Addressing newsmen during a press conference held in the Party Secretariat on 17th April, 2024 State Publicity Secretary of the party, Comr. Bright Ofurum stated that after review the 2023 elections the Party realized the need to plan and strategize early and not wait few months to elections.
He therefore has enjoined Party faithfuls to go to their respective wards where the exercise is taking place, to revalidate their membership of the Party while advising new members to register.
The State Party Chairman Barr. Calistus Ihejiagwa KSJI. has also directed that full annual dues as well as registration fee be paid and receipts collected to that effect, stressing that only members who have revalidated, fully paid their annual dues and have their names entered in the New Membership Register will be eligible to participate in the forth coming Ward, Local Government and State Congresses.
The Publicity Secretary confirmed that the exercise holds every day as from 8am – 5pm simultaneously in all the 305 wards across Imo State and will last for one month.
He charged old and new members of the party, the OBIdient family, support groups and Imolites in general to participate in the exercise noting that a New Imo State and Nigeria is still POssible.
Labour Party, Forward Ever Backward Never.
