As the battle for the presidential election draws closer, the Labour Party (LP) has disowned the social media platforms, @LabourpartyNGR_ and LabourPartyNG, describing them as fraudulent and meant to hoodwink members of the public.

The party in a statement issued by the Senior Special Adviser (Media) to the Interim National Chairman, Ken Asogwa, also disclaimed the post on one of the platforms claiming that the Labour Party is expecting the return of former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi and Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to the party.

“Such statements are entirely unauthorised and do not reflect the position of the Labour Party,” the statement added.

Labour Party reiterated its earlier position, that it does not currently operate any social media account, recalling that it had on February 9 this year, disclaimed such a fake account only for operators to “Deceptively alter both the account name and handle in a bid to continue misleading unsuspecting members of the public.”

The party listed two of its known social media accounts that are currently inactive, including; Facebook: Labour Party-Nig (approximately 12,000 followers), X: LabourPartyNG (approximately 837,000 followers).

It disclosed that it had already petitioned the police to facilitate the recovery of its official X account (LabourPartyNG) from the former party leadership currently under its control.

“The matter is receiving due attention and individuals involved, including Barr. Julius Abure and Alhaji Umar Farouk, are cooperating with the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Intelligence Department, where they are currently providing relevant information concerning their activities, including the unauthorised use of the party’s social media platforms,” the party stated.

The Labour Party promised that upon the conclusion of investigations and the successful recovery of these accounts, the public would be duly informed.

“In the meantime, the Labour Party emphasises that it does not operate any social media account for public communication.

“All official information is disseminated strictly through authorised press statements issued by the office of the interim National Chairman.

“Any change to this communication structure will be formally announced,” it adds.

The party therefore, advised the general public to disregard any information originating from the aforementioned fraudulent accounts.