Hon. Sowunmi Unites Aggrieved Lagos Labour Party Members

A member of the House of Representatives for Ojo Federal Constituency in Lagos, Hon. Seyi Sowunmi, in a swift move, has united all aggrieved Labour party members ahead of the 2027 election.

Speaking to journalists in Lagos at the Labour Party stakeholder meeting organized by Sowunmi , he noted that the meeting aimed to unite all factions of the group.

He said, “For the first time, this is what we’ve been struggling for—coming together under one umbrella. To the glory of the Almighty, all the support groups and factions have agreed to work together for the betterment of the party.

“We are here today to unify all the factions, all the groups, all the support groups together. For the first time. This is what we’ve been struggling for. For over two years to come together under one umbrella. But to the glory of almighty, all the support groups and the factions agree together to be together and work together for the betterment of the party.

“And that is why all of them are here today. All the support groups, name them. This unity, what does it tend to achieve in the next coming election? To be stronger in the competition and for victory.”

On the party’s internal crisis, the Lagos State Labour Party gubernatorial candidate during the 2023 elections, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, stated that every political party in the world has its challenges.

He said, “There is no political party without its issues. Politics is a contact sport. You see what’s happening with the APC, and the same goes for the PDP. We have our challenges in the Labour Party, but what matters most is that we are willing to come together. We are seeking a political solution to our issues, and this activity today is about bringing everyone together. It’s a celebration because every time you hear about the Labour Party recently, it seems to be in a negative light, as if we are always fighting. But today, we are not fighting.

“We are happy, we are united, we are celebrating, and that is the purpose of what we are doing here today. In the end, we don’t want to win any victory if the house is divided. A divided house can never stand.”