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Abure Led Groups Protest Labour Party Exclusion at INEC Headquarter

by Nelson Ugwuagbo
written by Nelson Ugwuagbo

Civil society organisations aligned with the Julius Abure led faction of the Labour Party (LP) staged a protest at the National Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, demanding the inclusion of the party’s candidates in the forthcoming nationwide bye-elections.

The demonstrators, who arrived at the INEC office around 11:00 a.m., carried placards with messages such as “INEC, who is using you against LP,” “Mahmood stop destroying democracy in Nigeria,” and “Tell INEC to obey court orders.” They called on the electoral body to comply with court rulings and recognise the Abure-led faction’s candidates.

But in a swift reaction, the leadership of the LP dissociated itself from the protest.

In a statement signed by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser on Media to the party’s Interim National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, the party described the protesters as “impostors” and “political impersonators,” insisting that it had no hand in the demonstration.

The party further cautioned the public to disregard the protest, stressing that those involved did not represent the official position of the Labour Party.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court sacks Abure as Labour Party’s National Chairman

by Folarin Kehinde
written by Folarin Kehinde

The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which recognized Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP).

In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal lacked the jurisdiction to pronounce Abure as the National Chairman of the LP, having earlier determined that the substance of the case was about the party’s leadership.

The court ruled that issues of leadership are internal affairs of a political party over which courts lack jurisdiction and noted that Abure’s tenure had since expired.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman and one other, declaring it meritorious.

It also dismissed the cross-appeal filed by the Abure faction of the LP for being unmeritorious.

Details shortly.

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BREAKING: Abure fights back, disowns outcome of LP meeting summoned by Gov Otti

by Folarin Kehinde
written by Folarin Kehinde

The Labour Party has officially distanced itself from the outcome of the recent stakeholders meeting held in Umuahia, which was summoned by Abia State Governor Alex Otti.

In a press release issued today, the party denounced the meeting as both illegal and unconstitutional.

The Labour Party stated that the gathering was not sanctioned by the party and therefore does not reflect its position or interests.

The Labour Party stated that the gathering was not sanctioned by the party and therefore does not reflect its position or interests.

The party urged its members and the general public to disregard any resolutions or statements that emerged from the meeting, reaffirming its commitment to upholding due process and constitutional governance.

“The Labour Party disowns the outcome of the Umuahia stakeholders meeting convened by Governor Alex Otti. The meeting is illegal and unconstitutional, and we urge our members to disregard any resolutions from this gathering,” the statement read.

The party reiterated its stance on following established legal and party procedures for any official decisions or actions, distancing itself from any activities that do not align with these principles.

Recall that the meeting had elected Senator Nenadi Usman as the interim national chairperson of the party.

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Labour Party crisis: Apapa faction kicks as Appeal court declares Abure chairman

by Andrew Mailafia
written by Andrew Mailafia

A Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City, Edo State capital, has declared Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party.

The disclosure was made known in a statement released on Monday evening by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh.

In a suit numbered CA/B/93/2023, which was filed by Mr. Lucky Shaibu against Abure and five others, was dismissed after a unanimous decision by Justice Abadua, Fatima Akinbami and Sybil O. Nwaka-Gbagi.

The plaintiff, Shauibu who was a member of the Labour Party Executive in Ward 3 in Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State, had allegedly suspended the chairman of the Labour Party.

However, in the lead judgement, Justice Abadua affirmed the decision of the High Court of Edo State and held that one man cannot suspend the national chairman of LP in line with Articles 13 and 17 of the Constitution of the Party and the extant Electoral Act of 2022.

Reacting to the judgement, Abure eulogised the judgement and team of justices who ensured that justice prevailed.

He said, “I thank the Obidient movement who tarry with me and Mr Peter Obi while the impostor Mr Lamidi Apapa and his adherents who tried to trade off the mandate freely given to the Labour Party with billions of Naira expended by his paymasters in the opposition parties.”

Similarly, Abure’s lead counsel, Prest Aigbokhan applauded the judgement describing it as a sound and courageous decision.

“It is a landmark judgement that will stand the test of time. Anybody still associating with impostors parading themselves as factional leaders of the party does so at their own peril.

Political parties must remain the watchdog of national conscience,” he mentioned.

Hours after the news of the appeal court judgement went viral, the Lamidi Apapa faction of the Labour Party kicked against the report, stressing that the Benin court only ruled on his suspension.

A statement signed by the spokesman of the LP faction, Abayomi Arabambi, noted that the Abuja High Court restraining order which recognised Apapa as acting national chairman remains in force.

According to Arabambi, “Our party’s attention was drawn to misleading information that has been peddled around by some criminal elements loyal to the police-indicted former National Chairman of Labour Party Mr Julius Abure.

Labour Party wishes to state categorically that our complaint in the appeal filed before the court of appeal bothered on his suspension as a member in Article 19(2)A of our party constitution which the three justices of the court of appeal did not take cognisance of and refused to make findings on.

“We are aware of the capacity of Peter Obi and Abure Julius to tamper with court proceedings and documents as evidence in the forgery perpetrated in Abuja FCT high court where the signature and seal of judges were forged by Abure Julius and which he boasted yesterday in Lagos with Peter Obi that nobody in Nigeria can probe or arraigned him in court and three others indicted by the police.

“Surprisingly, the same Abure has a pending appeal in the Supreme Court against this same set of justice which has been filed and served on us to arrest today’s judgment. But since they know it may not fly in the face of the law, Abure resorted to his trademark by engaging the services of unscrupulous elements in the Edo state high court to tamper with the records transmitted. What we don’t know is if Abure has now become the Chief Judge of Edo state to be able to commit any crime and get away with it

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