Labour Party: Abure Rejects Appeal Court Decision Sacking Him, Heads To Supreme Court

Barrister Julius Abure has rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal which removed him from office as national chairman of the Labour Party, declaring that he will challenge the decision at the Supreme Court.

Reacting to the ruling, Abure said the judgment was unacceptable to his faction of the Labour Party and contrary to established legal principles.

“We have seen what transpired today at the Appeal Court, and we want to state very clearly that the judgment is not acceptable to all of us in the Labour Party led by me,” he said.

He argued that courts in Nigeria, including the Supreme Court, have consistently held that issues relating to the leadership of a political party are internal affairs of the party.

“I want to state very clearly that the judgment is against all known principles of law. The courts, the Supreme Court, and all courts in Nigeria have stated very clearly that issues concerning the leadership of a political party are internal affairs of the party,” he added.

Abure also dismissed claims that the tenure of his leadership had expired, insisting that the party’s convention held on March 27, 2024, in Nnewi remains valid.

“It is not true that the tenure of this executive has expired. Nigerians will recall that on March 27, 2024, we held a valid convention in Nnewi, and that convention remains valid and subsisting for four years. The court did not consider that before arriving at its conclusion,” he said.

He further criticised the meeting held in Umuahia that produced a caretaker committee, describing it as unconstitutional.

“The Umuahia meeting, which produced the caretaker committee, was against the Labour Party constitution. It is only the National Chairman and National Secretary of a political party who have the power to convene any NEC meeting of any sort,” he stated.

Abure reaffirmed his resolve to seek redress at the apex court, noting that his legal team had already been mobilised.

“We are going to appeal that decision. Today’s decision of the Appeal Court is not acceptable to us, and we reject it in its entirety. We have assembled our legal team and will file an appeal at the Supreme Court,” he said.

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