KEY POINTS

• The Court of Appeal upheld a ruling recognising Nenadi Usman as Labour Party chair and dismissed Julius Abure’s appeal.
• Abure rejected the judgement, insisting his tenure remains valid and calling the caretaker committee
• He has vowed to take the case to the Supreme Court to challenge the decision.

A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal upheld an earlier Federal High Court judgement recognising Nenadi Usman as the legitimate national chairperson of the Labour Party.

The appellate court ruled that Julius Abure’s appeal lacked merit, describing it as an abuse of court process and ordering him to pay a ₦10 million penalty.

Abure argued that his leadership remains valid based on the party’s 2024 convention and dismissed the caretaker committee as unconstitutional.

Abure says his legal team will challenge the ruling at the Supreme Court, vowing to exhaust all legal options to reclaim the party’s leadership.

He also defended the March 27, 2024 convention held in Nnewi, Anambra State, insisting it remains valid and grants him a four-year mandate. According to him, the court failed to properly consider this in its ruling.

Abure further criticised the meeting in Umuahia that produced the caretaker committee, arguing that it was unconstitutional since only the national chairman and secretary have the authority to convene such meetings.

Reaffirming his stance, Abure said his faction is determined to pursue justice through all legal channels.