The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, has declared that Julius Abure remains the National Chairman of the Labour Party.
According to The PUNCH, the three-member panel of the appellate court in a judgment delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, on Friday, held that its verdict of November 13, 2024, which recognised Abure as national chairman, subsisted and had not been set aside by any court.
According to Justice Barka made the declaration in the judgement of two separate appeals filed by Senator Esther Usman, the caretaker committee and the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The appellate court held that it did not delve into the LP’s leadership issue because they are not justifiable.
The appellate court further held that anything done outside jurisdiction amounted to a nullity.
Hence, the judgement of the Federal High Court delivered on October 8, 2024, by Justice Emeka Nwite, is of no effect because it was delivered without jurisdiction and proceeded to strike it out.
While striking out the suit, the Appeal Court held that it relied on its previous judgement of November 13, 2014, which held that “Abure remained National Chairman of the LP.”
