News Investigators/ A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has validated the position of the embattled national chairman of Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure as the authentic chairman of the party.
Presiding Justice, Emeka Nwite also validated the March 2024 national convention in Nnewi, Anambra State that returned the present national exco headed by Mr. Abure.
Justice Nwite in his ruling also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to recognise the Abure leadership despite the absence of the Commission’s observers at the Nnewi convention.
Justice Nwite ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Abure as the legitimate chairman, overriding INEC’s earlier stance that Abure’s leadership was invalid.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that INEC had argued that the LP’s national convention, which was conducted, violated the Constitution and Electoral Act, and that the party failed to meet legal requirements for holding the convention.
The electoral empire had said that Abure was no longer the national chairman of the party, stating that Abure’s tenure expired in June 2024.(NAN)
