The Labour Party (LP) faction loyal to Peter Obi has strongly condemned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its alleged recognition of the suspended Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman.
The condemnation follows Abure’s reported attendance at INEC’s quarterly consultative meeting with political party leaders on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
In a strongly-worded statement signed by Ken Eluma Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser on Media to the Interim National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, the party described Abure’s presence as a “brazen act of impersonation” and a “tragic reflection” of compromised integrity within the electoral body.
The statement reminded the public that the Supreme Court of Nigeria, in a unanimous landmark judgement on April 4, 2025 (Appeal No. SC/CV/56/2025), had declared that Julius Abure was no longer the National Chairman of the Labour Party. This position was further reinforced by a Federal High Court in Abuja on August 15, 2025.
The faction expressed shock that despite INEC itself deposing to a counter-affidavit on August 13, 2025, affirming under oath that Abure was no longer chairman, certain “rogue elements” within the Commission still permitted his attendance.
“INEC cannot, in one breath, depose under oath that Abure is no longer chairman, and in another, accord him recognition. Such conduct amounts to contempt of court and a grave desecration of the sanctity of our judicial system,” the statement read.
The Labour Party questioned the moral and legal authority of the current INEC leadership to override the Supreme Court’s pronouncement, warning that even a transitional leadership would be judged by history for its actions.
It, therefore, called on INEC to immediately enforce the court judgements regarding the party’s leadership and cease any further actions that tarnish the Commission’s credibility.
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