A federal high court in Abuja has declared Julius Abure as substantive National Chairman of Labour Party (LP).
Gatekeepers News reports that the presiding judge, Emeka Nwite in a judgment delivered on Tuesday, affirmed the Abure-led leadership and the March 2024 Nnewi convention that produced the party executives.
Nwite ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Abure as the legitimate chairman of the party.
He held, “I am of the view and so hold that the basis of these cogent verifiable documents, the defendant’s attempt to impeach the validity of the leadership of the plaintiff fails.”
“The plaintiff has proved his case. I hereby make an order compelling the defendant to accord the plaintiff’s political party under the leadership of Barrister Julius Abure all the rights and privileges accorded a political party duly registered in Nigeria.”
Before this, INEC had invalidated Abure’s leadership, saying the national convention violated Nigerian Constitution and Electoral Act.
According to it; the party failed to meet legal requirements for holding the convention and insisted that Abure’s tenure as LP national chairman expired in June 2024.
