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Court Lifts Suspension Order On LP Chairman Abure

 

An Abuja High Court has granted an order for a stay of execution of the suspension of the Labour Party Chairman, Julius Abure, and other national executives of the party.

Gatekeepers News reports that Justice Hamza Muazu on Friday, lifted the suspension, pending the determination of the appeal filed by the defendants.

Other defendants include, National Organising Secretary, Clement Ojukwu and National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara. The court had restrained all of them from parading themselves as LP national officials.

The plaintiffs in the case are Martins Esikpali John; Lucky Shaibu; Isah Zekeri; Omogbai Frank; Abokhaiu Aliu; Ayohkaire Lateef; John Elomah, and Ayobami Arabambi.

They had, in an ex-parte motion, marked M/7082/2023, sought the removal of Abure and the three other national officers.

The Judge on Friday, after listening to arguments from the parties, granted the order for a stay of execution pending the determination of the appeal filed by the defendants.

Justice Muazu had on 5 April issued an interim injunction stopping Messrs Abure, Ibrahim, Ojukwu, and Opara from parading themselves as national officers of LP.

At the sitting on Friday, the defendants told the court they had a notice of appeal pending at the Court of Appeal.

After much arguments from the parties, the judge granted an order for a stay on the suspension.

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