The Labour Party’s chairman Julius Abure is upheld by the court

The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared Julius Abure as the substantive Chairman of the Labour Party.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The judgement was pronounced by Justice Emeka Nwite on Tuesday, affirming the Abure-led leadership and the March 2024 Nnewi convention that produced the national leadership.

The court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize Abure as the legitimate chairman, overriding INEC’s earlier stance that Abure’s leadership was invalid.

INEC had argued that the Labour Party’s national convention violated the Nigerian Constitution and Electoral Act, and that the party failed to meet legal requirements for holding the convention.

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