The Julius Abure led Labour Party (LP) has vowed to appeal the judgement that sacked his executive. The faction said it will appeal the judgment, claiming it contradicted the Supreme Court’s verdict that no court can appoint leadership for a political party. The National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said the judgment misinterpreted the Supreme Court’s…
The crisis within the Labour Party (LP) has taken a new turn as the faction loyal to the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the faction led by Senator Nenadi Usman to withdraw what it called a “derogatory and blackmailing” statement against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the…
Mama Pee The Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration (DMI) of the Labour Party has called on security agencies to investigate the public harassment of Julius Abure, the party’s national chairman, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Abure was reportedly accosted on Friday by a woman identified as Precious Oruche, popularly known as “Mama P”,…
Factional Labour Party (LP) National Chairman, Julius Abure, has dismissed claims that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) no longer recognises him as the head of the party. Abure, in a statement on Saturday by the National Publicity Secretary of his faction, Obiora Ifoh, blamed the Senator Nenadi Usman-led faction for misinterpreting the court order…
Factional national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has reacted to claims by investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, who in a viral post alleged that he sat on funds meant to mobilise for the 2023 elections. Hundeyin wrote: “Regardless of what you have heard, we did NOT have polling agents the last time out….
National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has fired back at critics within the party, including 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi and Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, over recent allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Speaking in Abuja, Abure challenged his opponents to prove they gave him or the party any money during the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has re-enlisted the name of Julius Abure on its website as the National Chairman of Labour Party, Vanguard checks have revealed. It also re-enlisted Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim as National Secretary of the party. According to the commission, the reenlistment was based on an order of court. The commission…
Factional National Chairman of Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure has asked chairman of the caretaker committee of the party, Nenadi Usman, to explain to Nigerians how she acquired her properties in and outside the country. Julius Abure made the comment after Usman set up a committee to probe him over corruption allegations. According to Channels…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to quickly arrest factional National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, for impersonation. Gov. Otti made this known while dismissing his purported suspension by the Abure-led faction of the LP. In a statement on Wednesday through his Special…
The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal lacked the jurisdiction to have pronounced Abure National Chairman…
