‎Nigeria’s Supreme Court has thrown out the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had earlier affirmed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP).
‎ Delivering the ruling on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court unanimously held that the appellate court had no jurisdiction to meddle in the party’s leadership tussle.
‎According to the justices, the matter was strictly an internal party affair, one that courts have no business adjudicating.
‎This verdict effectively ended Abure’s claim to the Labour Party’s national leadership, throwing the party into further crisis.
‎Before this Supreme Court decision, the Court of Appeal had ruled in January that Abure remained the Labour Party’s National Chairman.
‎The appellate court had reasoned that the leadership of a political party was beyond judicial intervention, dismissing a lower court ruling by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, which had previously invalidated Abure’s position.
‎However, the Supreme Court has now overridden that judgment, reinforcing that leadership disputes within a political party cannot be resolved through the judiciary.
‎With this latest ruling, the Labour Party is left in turmoil, as the fight for control of its leadership rages on.
‎Supreme Court Nullifies Appeal Court Ruling, Removes Julius Abure as Labour Party National Chairman.
