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After court's victory: Abure expresses willingness to reconcile aggrieved LP members

POSTED ON October 9, 2024 •   Politics      BY Benedicta Bassey
National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure/ Photo credit: News digest

*Seeks Peter Obi's support to unify party

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared Julius Abure, the authentic National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP).

The court's verdit also stamped his leadership and that of the National Working Committee as valid.

Following this development, Abure expressed willingness to reconcile with aggrieved party members and stakeholders and appealed to the 2023 LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to help mediate and unify the party.

The court’s ruling also mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise Abure as the legitimate chairman of the party.

The court upheld the legality of the March Nnewi convention, describing it as constitutional and in line with the country’s legal framework.

In response to the ruling, Abure released a statement titled, 'A New Dawn for Labour Party: Victory, Forgiveness, and Unity,' in which he called for unity and offered an olive branch to those who had opposed his leadership.

The statement read: “This victory is not just mine, but a victory for justice and democracy. It confirms that the rule of law prevails and that our party’s leadership remains legitimate. Now that the court has spoken, I offer my forgiveness to those who attempted to undermine our party and engaged in character assassination and blackmail, especially on my person.

“Forgiveness must be accompanied by repentance and restitution. It is my sincere hope that those involved in these actions will reflect on their mistakes, come forward with a repentant heart, and reconcile themselves with the party.

“Be that as it may, I call on Peter Obi, our former presidential candidate, to help unite the party. I assure you that our doors are open to all. In the coming days, we will focus on rebuilding our structures, reconnecting with grassroots, and uniting members. We will heal old wounds and emerge stronger than ever before.”

The decision comes amidst internal tensions within the Labour Party which had led top party members and stakeholders to oppose Abuse's re-election.

They argued that the Nnewi convention that returned him to office was inconclusive enough.

Recall that Rocket Parrot News reported that Obi, Abia State Governor Alex Otti, and several party stakeholders established a 29-man caretaker committee, chaired by former minister Nenadi Usman, to temporarily oversee the party’s affairs and conduct a broader election to form new executives at the ward, local government, state, and national levels.

However, Justice Emeka Nwite, in his ruling on Tuesday, issued an order compelling INEC to validate and recognise the Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party.

“The plaintiff has proved his case, and I hereby make an order compelling the defendant to accord the plaintiff’s political party under the leadership of Barrister Julius Abure all the rights and privileges accorded to a political party duly registered in Nigeria,” Justice Nwite ruled.

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