October 08, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the controversial national convention of the Labour Party (LP), held in Nnewi, Anambra State, on March 24, 2024, as valid, constitutional and in line with all laid down laws of Nigeria.
Consequently, “Justice Emeka Nwite, (who) while delivering the judgement, went further to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to grant due recognition and all privileges to the Labour Party’s National Working Committee as led by Barrister Julius Abure”, Obiora Ifo, factional National Publicity Secretary of the party, said in a statement on Tuesday.
THEWILL recalls that Abure had in March, held an elective National Convention in Nnewi, Anambra State, where he and other members of his National Working Committee (NWC), re-elected themselves.
While the Labour Party and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) denounced the convention and suspended Abure, stakeholders of the party led by its Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi and the Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, had met in Umuahia on September 4, and appointed an Interim leadership for the party.
Senator Nanedi Usman, who emerged as leader of the 29-member committee, was given 90 days within which to convene congress from ward level to the states to culminate in a national convention to elect a substantive national executive leadership.
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