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Justice Nwite on Tuesday delivered the ruling validating the Abure-led leadership of the party.

The Federal High Court in Abuja in a suit brought before Justice Emeka Nwite has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Julius Abure as the substantive Chairman of the Labour Party.

Justice Nwite on Tuesday delivered the ruling validating the Abure-led leadership of the party.

He also validated the March 2024 Nnewi convention of the Party that produced the national leadership, while issuing an order compelling the INEC to recognise the leadership.
SaharaReporters had on September 18 reported that the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) accused the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, and Abia State Governor Alex Otti, of betrayal.

Abure camp had made the accusation after the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) announcement that it did not recognise Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party.

SaharaReporters had reported that in a counter-affidavit filed by INEC at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the electoral body responded to a lawsuit by the Labour Party, which challenged its exclusion from the commission’s refresher training for ing party agents ahead of the Edo and Ondo governorship elections.

INEC had argued that the party’s leadership, including Abure, was invalid and that the March 2024 National Convention that re-elected Abure as chairman violated both the Nigerian Constitution and the Electoral Act.

INEC had emphasised, “It only deals with parties that have legitimate leadership in place.”

The electoral body, through its legal team led by Tanko Inuwa, SAN, also stated that the Labour Party's suit sought declaratory reliefs that could not be granted based on issions alone, asserting that the party needed to prove its case.

Due to the failure of the Labour Party to meet legal requirements for holding its national convention, INEC argued, the party no longer had valid leadership.

The commission had urged the court to dismiss the Labour Party’s suit, maintaining, “The Labour Party is not entitled to the reliefs it is seeking.”

The Abure-led faction in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Obiora Ifoh, had criticised those pushing for Abure’s removal, saying that many lacked the funds to purchase nomination forms ahead of the 2023 elections.

It had also been reported in May that the Labour Party crisis deepened as a Federal Capital Territory High Court issued an order barring the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure and the National Secretary, Farouk Ibrahim from parading themselves as national leaders of the party.

Also restrained by the court from parading themselves as the national officers of the Labour are the National Organising Secretary, Clement Ojukwu and the Treasurer, Oluchi Opara.

Recall that a post-election crisis rocked the party over the suspension of Abure by the Edo State chapter of the Labour Party.

https://saharareporters.com/2024/10/08/breaking-court-affirms-julius-abure-labour-party-chairman-peter-obi-governor-alex-otti

Abure and LP have benefited greatly from the fairness and justice of our judiciary....I'm happy for them

Abure has been in this party for long, una no fit hijack am in less than 18months



Pity giiiriiigooory is an epitome of failure, embodiment of public disgrace and a world-renowned loser

Attaching yourselves or trying to align with Negativity personified like Pity giiriigoory will only bring double calamity to one

Conflicting judgments everywhere! So much ado in Labour Party's leadership. What happens to Peter Obi's ambition considering that he brought the party to national limelight or is he going to defect or form a merger with another political party? I will suggest he tries to resolve the grievances in the party by rallying all aggrieved persons to a round-table and forge a united front. Nigerians are tired of APC and PDP.

jchioma:
So much ado in Labour Party's leadership. What happens to Peter Obi's ambition then or is he going to defect or form a merger with another political party?

He's gonna defect


We've seen the script before, he's ing APP this time

Peter obi in talks with the leadership of the APP led by Gov Fubara.

This is the same Julius Abure that was suspended by his Edo state chapter right?

Seems like a party full of clowns.

CyrusVI:


Pity giiiriiigooory is an epitome of failure, embodiment of public disgrace and a world-renowned loser

Attaching yourselves or trying to align with Negativity personified like Pity giiriigoory will only bring double calamity to one

I guess you don't know the meaning of failure. If you are talking of failure, look at the man who took over the car but could not drive it.

Peter OBI and ALEX OTTI will soon blame WIKE for this again 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Confirmedzombie:
Peter obi in talks with the leadership of the APP led by Gov Fubara.

If Peter Obi s APP, then the party may just become the beautiful bride of 2027. With all "Obidients" following suit.

jchioma:


I guess you don't know the meaning of failure. If you are talking of failure, look at the man who took over the car but could not drive it.

Ok, but he's a National loser(reference to what happened in Feb 2023)

Facts, history and figures dont care about emotions. They are not subjective

All the court cases are just to buy time for the real decision makers to take their decision.

The federal high court judges have been engaging in judicial banditry

jchioma:


If Peter Obi s APP, then the party may just become the beautiful bride of 2027. With all "Obidients" following suit.

Yes ooo, anywhere Peter obi goes, we obedients will follow him.

Moreover we obedients are backing Fubara.

God bless Peter Obi

Hahahaha bitter grievingory Obi is in the ditch again

The Judiciary is swiftly becoming this country's biggest headache with all these conflicting court judgements being doled at the financial behests of the elite class.

Ok

😢😢😢😢😢😢 WAHALA! WAHALA! WAHALA! Abure go show some people shege. Those people already know themselves.

The hunger for power

This is the real Labour Party. The one that was hijacked by Peter Obi and his cohorts will never be recognized by INEC.

ogododo:

https://saharareporters.com/2024/10/08/breaking-court-affirms-julius-abure-labour-party-chairman-peter-obi-governor-alex-otti

Peter Obi should just form his own political party simple from the scratch

He and his associates

Leave labour party for abure them

He shouldn't even think of PDP

Form his own political party
His own brain child

That's what Buhari did with C party

jchioma:


If Peter Obi s APP, then the party may just become the beautiful bride of 2027. With all "Obidients" following suit.

I sincerely doubt APP will allow Peter Obi to them. He is full of BAD OMEN. Truth be told.

Who actually cursed Peter Obi? I have studied him since he left governor seat, his political career has become hell. If he move to right, glory will move to left.

Court has no business in intra-party matters.

Nwite, Ekwo, Lifu, Amobeda, Omotoso

They should leave the party for Abure and his team of traducers. Political parties are the foundations of all the problems in Nigeria. They destroy the corner stones of democracy. The Senate must present a bill for INDEPENDENT candidacy.
AWAY WITH POLITICAL PARTIES!!!!

Softmirror:


I sincerely doubt APP will allow Peter Obi to them. He is full of BAD OMEN. Truth be told.

How? By winning over 6 million votes nationwide, including defeating the Landlord of Lagos and FCT? Even PDP are still courting him because of his potentials.

Or you just like talking without thinking?

Kangaroo court

Is obvious some external force's are sponsoring the infighting in the LP.