The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party deepened on Wednesday as the National Chairman, Julius Abure, rejected the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise the Nenadi Usman-led caretaker committee loyal to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti.
Abure, through a statement issued in Abuja by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, vowed to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal, insisting that the judgment contradicted the April 2025 verdict of the Supreme Court on the party’s leadership tussle.
The statement was themed ‘Nenadi: Labour Party to appeal judgment.’
The Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, had earlier held that Abure’s tenure as national chairman had elapsed and consequently ordered INEC to recognise the caretaker committee headed by Senator Nenadi Usman pending the conduct of the party’s national convention.
