US EditionNigeria: Court Sacks Abure, Recognises Esther Nenadi Leadership of Labour Party
- On Wednesday, Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court in Abuja sacked Julius Abure as National Chairman and ordered INEC to recognize Senator Esther Nenadi Usman-led executive pending a national convention.
- Lifu relied on an apex-court judgment delivered on April 4, 2025 that held Abure ought not to remain in office after the expiration of his tenure.
- An expanded stakeholders' meeting in Umuahia, chaired by Peter Obi and hosted by Governor Alex Otti, produced the decision to remove Abure and the party constituted a 29-member caretaker committee chaired by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman.
- The Federal High Court removed the Labour Party executive and candidates, citing suit marked THC/ABJ/CS/2262/2025 and the necessity of a caretaker committee, as ordered by the court.
- The court implored political party officials with elapsed tenures to learn to vacate their positions and the Supreme Court dismissed Julius Abure's cross-appeal, admonishing parties to follow their own rules.
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Labour Party Crisis: Abure Loses Again As Court Reaffirms Usman-led Exco
A Federal High Court in Abuja has removed the Julius Abure-led executive of the Labour Party and the candidates produced under them for purposes of elections. Justice Peter Lifu on Wednesday ruled that Senator Nenadi Usman-led executive is the authentic leadership of the party. Consequently, the court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to forthwith, recognize the Usman-led caretaker committee as “the only valid authorit…
LP: Repent, receive forgiveness – Otti tells Abure faction
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has told the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party, LP, to turn a new leaf, sheathe their sword and respect the judgement of the Federal High Court recognizing the Nenadi Usman-led Labour Party. Otti, who was reacting to the judgement of the Federal High Court, promised to forgive and […]
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