three-member panel of the appellate court in a judgement delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, has recognised Julius Abure as the authentic National Chairman of the Labour Party .
Justice Barka made the declaration while delivering judgment in two separate appeals filed by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) respectively.
The appellate court sets aside the November 13, 2024, judgement of the federal high court presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite for lacking jurisdiction.
In the first appeal, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1217/2024, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman and others were the appellants, while the Labour Party and others were the respondents.
In the second appeal, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1232/2024, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was the appellant, with the LP as the respondent.
Recall the Appeal Court on November 13, 2024, in a previous judgement in appeal number CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024, maintained that Abure remained the national chairman of the LP.
Justice Barka’s statement today clarified that the two appeals decided cannot change the leadership of the Labour Party (LP), as the appellate court has already made a ruling on the matter.
Essentially, the appeals are powerless to alter the fact that Abure has been affirmed as the national chairman of the LP.
