In an unexpected turn of events, a state High Court in Benin reportedly stopped the party from suspending its national officers until the move on notice was decided.
Umar Farouk, the LP’s National Secretary, announced this in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the statement, LP counsel G. C. Igbokwe (SAN) stated that the court ordered that the status quo be preserved and that no action that could result in the suspension of any national officer of the party be taken.
It read, “Our attention has been drawn to a latter order purportedly from another court of equal jurisdiction restraining my clients. Of course, such order is of no consequence and will have no effect until after the determination of the motion on notice.
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“Recall that the entire leadership of Labour Party in Edo State, including the State, Local Government, and Ward executives on Monday had passed a vote of confidence on Abure, who was allegedly suspended by a factional group of the party.
“The party recalled that some groups who claimed to be Ward 3 executives of the party in Edo State, led by the Ward’s Chairman, Martins Osigbemhe, had earlier announced the suspension of the LP national chairman.
“However, in a solidarity visit to the Barrister Abure at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, the chapters said the Osigbemhe faction are unknown to the party and are working for the opposition political parties.”
Kelly Ogbaloi, the Edo State Chairman of the Labour Party, told reporters that no organization or party member has the authority to suspend a national officer.
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He stated that imposters who are not registered party members have no authority to suspend Abure, who was elected by a national convention.
Ogbaloi added: “So their action is out of ignorance. Those who did it don’t even understand the message they were asked to deliver.”
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