Labour Party’s Julius Abure insists he remains the party’s National Chairman, warns Peter Obi and Governor Otti against misinterpreting Supreme Court ruling.
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Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure, has declared that he remains the undisputed leader of the party, dismissing any claims of a leadership vacuum or alternative authority.
At a press briefing held Thursday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, spoke on behalf of Abure, describing the Nenadi Usman-led caretaker committee as illegitimate and lacking constitutional backing.
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Abure also warned key party figures, including Abia State Governor Alex Otti and former presidential candidate Peter Obi, to stop misinterpreting the Supreme Court’s April 4, 2025 ruling, which he claims reaffirms his leadership.
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“The Supreme Court actually validated the party’s national convention held on March 27, 2024, in Nnewi, thereby affirming the legality of our National Working Committee,” Abure stated.
He criticized internal actors for exploiting a misunderstood judgment to sow division within the party, insisting all processes leading to the 2024 convention were constitutional.
Quoting directly from the Supreme Court judgment, he emphasized the autonomy of political parties:
“A political party is a corporate entity with its own constitution… binding on members who freely joined it,” referencing Abegunde Vs. Ondo State House of Assembly.
Abure urged both Otti and Obi to “hear the Supreme Court loud and clear” and to uphold the party’s constitution.
The remarks come amid heightened tensions, as the Obi-Otti faction recently presented a 48-page Certified True Copy of the judgment at a parallel National Executive Committee meeting, insisting the ruling invalidates Abure’s chairmanship.
Efforts to get a response from Peter Obi’s media team and Tony Akeni, spokesman for the Usman faction, were unsuccessful as of press time.
