• Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
Elanza News
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Elanza News
Home Politics

Court affirms Abure as LP chairman

Nathaniel Irobi by Nathaniel Irobi
October 8, 2024
in Politics
0
Court affirms Abure as LP chairman
0
SHARES
2
VIEWS
FacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailTelegram
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed Julius Abure’s position as the National Chairman of the Labour Party.

The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, issued an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to validate and recognise the Abure-led leadership of the party.

The court also validated the March 2024 Nnewi national convention of the party that produced the Abure-led executive.

Justice Nwite said, “I am of the view that, based on these cogent verifiable documents, the defendants’ attempt to impeach the validity of the leadership of the plaintiff fails.

“The plaintiff has proved his case, and I hereby make an order compelling the defendant to accord the plaintiff’s political party, under the leadership of Barrister Julius Abure, all the rights and privileges accorded to a political party duly registered in Nigeria.”

The plaintiff (Labour Party) in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1271/2024, sued the Independent National Electoral Commission as the sole defendant.

In the originating summons, the plaintiff asked the court to decide, among other things, whether by the combined interpretation of Sections 251(1)(r) and 285(14)(c) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Section 43 of the Electoral Act, 2022, the plaintiff is entitled to be issued the Notice of the Refresher Training for Upload of Political Party Agents onto the Independent National Electoral Commission Portal for the Ondo State Governorship Election scheduled to hold on 16th November 2024 by the defendant.

RelatedPosts

I’ll keep My Vow to Serve Osun People – Gov Adeleke

Ifeanyi Ubah: Okwuosa Wins APC Ticket for Anambra South Senatorial By-election

ADC to Tinubu: Your 24/7 Power Promise Leaves Nigerians in the Dark

The plaintiff also prayed the court for an order compelling the defendant to accord the plaintiff’s political party, under the leadership of Abure, all the rights and privileges accorded to a political party duly registered in Nigeria and a cost of 5 million naira for the action.

ALSO READ:  Reps C’ttee directs GTB to remit VAT on Remita from 2015-2022

Recall that following INEC’s announcement that it did not recognise Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party, the party accused its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, and Abia State Governor Alex Otti, of betrayal.

Meanwhile, INEC, in its counter-affidavit, challenged the party’s exclusion from the commission’s refresher training for uploading party agents ahead of the Edo and Ondo governorship elections.

The commission, through its legal team led by Tanko Inuwa (SAN), contended that the Labour Party’s suit sought declaratory reliefs that could not be granted based on admissions alone and that the party needed to prove its case.

INEC argued that the party’s leadership, including Abure, was invalid and that the March 2024 National Convention that re-elected Abure as chairman violated both the Nigerian Constitution and the Electoral Act.

INEC stated that it only deals with parties that have legitimate leadership in place and that, due to the failure of the political party to meet legal requirements for holding its national convention, the electoral body argued that the party no longer had valid leadership and urged the court to dismiss LP’s suit.

Meanwhile, in April 2023, Justice Hamza Muazu of a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, issued an order restraining Abure and the National Secretary, Farouk Ibrahim, from parading themselves as national leaders of the party.

The court also barred the National Organising Secretary, Clement Ojukwu, and the Treasurer, Oluchi Opara, from parading themselves as executives of the party.

Tags: Chairman
Nathaniel Irobi

Nathaniel Irobi

Related Posts

I’ll keep My Vow to Serve Osun People – Gov Adeleke

I’ll keep My Vow to Serve Osun People – Gov Adeleke

by Nathaniel Irobi
July 22, 2025
0

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has promised to remain focused and keep his vow to God to serve the people...

Ifeanyi Ubah: Okwuosa Wins APC Ticket for Anambra South Senatorial By-election

Ifeanyi Ubah: Okwuosa Wins APC Ticket for Anambra South Senatorial By-election

by Nathaniel Irobi
July 20, 2025
0

Azuka Okwuosa, a former Anambra governorship aspirant, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the August...

Tinubu can’t survive 2027 election with his policies – SDP Chairman

ADC to Tinubu: Your 24/7 Power Promise Leaves Nigerians in the Dark

by Nathaniel Irobi
July 20, 2025
0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed its disappointment with President Bola Tinubu regarding his unfulfilled commitment to provide uninterrupted...

Recommended

Legendary Coach Monday Sinclair Passes Away at 88

Legendary Coach Monday Sinclair Passes Away at 88

6 days ago
Kano State Launches Investigation After Students’ Deaths

Kano State Launches Investigation After Students’ Deaths

6 days ago

Popular News

  • CDS’s Wife, Shehu Sani, Katung, Other’s To Storm Pastor Mutum’s Ordination, Book Launch

    CDS’s Wife, Shehu Sani, Katung, Other’s To Storm Pastor Mutum’s Ordination, Book Launch

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bwari Council Chairmanship Aspirant, Dara, Dumps Labour Party Over Suspected Foul Play In Primaries

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Kaduna Baptist Church Donates N50,000 Each To 12 Muslims, 4 Retired Pastors

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Innoson, Ibeto, Apostle Alozie To Honour Archbishop Emma David At Golden Jubilee Celebration

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bannon Tried to Use Iran Strike to Split the GOP Says Former Counselor to Jared Kushner, Eliyahu Okkon, Esq.

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Connect with us

Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube
Elanza logo

Elanza News is your NO 1 online platform for all news update.
#SayNoToFakeNews
Contact Us

Category

  • Arts & Literature (25)
  • Business (748)
  • Education (217)
  • Entertainment (311)
  • Health (195)
  • National (2,212)
  • News (8,271)
  • Opinion (307)
  • Politics (1,635)
  • Science (15)
  • Security (406)
  • Sports (444)

Newsletter

© 2023 Elanza News - The No 1 online news platform

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Science
  • National
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Health

© 2023 Elanza News - The No 1 online news platform