Labour Party Crisis: Appeal Court Uphelds Julius Abure’s Chairmanship

The Labour Party’s (LP) national chairman, Comrade Julius Abure, has been confirmed.

The affirmation comes in response to the decision of an appeals court located in Benin, the capital of Edo State, in a lawsuit with reference number CA/B/93/2023 brought by Lucky Shaibu, a party chieftain, against Shaibu and five other party leaders.

Obiora Ifoh, the LP National Publicity Secretary, revealed this in a statement.

According to information obtained by Anaedoonline.ng, Justices Theresa Abdua, Fatima Akinbami, and Sybil Nwaka-Gbagi unanimously decided to dismiss the appellant’s case.

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It should be recalled that Shauibu, who identified himself as a Ward 3 executive member of the LP in the Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo, was the driving force behind Abure’s suspension as the chairman of LP.

When the case went to court, the High Court of Edo State found that, in accordance with the party’s constitution, only the national chairman of the Labour Party could be suspended.

The appellate court also stated that the decision of the High Court is in accordance with Articles 13 and 17 of the party’s constitution as well as the current Electoral Act of 2022 in the lead judgement by Justice Abadua, adding that this is particularly the case given that the appellant had been referred to by the party as unknown.

“The court unanimously nullified the earlier suspension and all actions taken against Comrade Julius Abure and the party arising from the purported suspension,” Ifoh noted in the statement.

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However, it was reported that the LP National Chairman applauded and hailed the court’s ruling in his response. He also praised the work of his legal team, which was presided over by G.C. Igbokwe, SAN.

He also expressed gratitude for the support of the obidient movement and Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate.

Abure was quoted to have said: “I thank the Obidient movement who tarry with me and Mr Peter Obi while the impostor Mr Lamidi Apapa and his adherents who tried to trade off the mandate freely given to the Labour Party with billions of Naira expended by his paymasters in the opposition parties”.

Igbokwe, for his part, praised the decision as being sound, valiant, and beyond reproach.

According to the court’s ruling, Abure continued to serve as the LP’s national chairman up until the party’s convention, he noted.

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