The Court of Appeal, on Wednesday, affirmed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP.
The appellate court in a judgement also set aside the judgement of an FCT High Court which restrained Abure and two others from parading themselves as national officers of the party.
Justice Hamman Barka, held that the high court was wrong to have assumed jurisdiction on the matter.
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In the appeal filed by Abure challenging the decision of the trial court, Justice Barka, leading a three-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal held that Abure’s appeal had merit and was accordingly allowed.
He said, “the judgement of the lower court is hereby set aside” and awarded a cost of N1 million in favor of the appellant.
Following the 2023 presidential poll with LP’s Peter Obi coming third, Abure has been in a protracted legal conflict with Apapa who laid claim to the party’s chairmanship.
On March 21, 2024, Abure was arrested in Benin City, the Edo State capital, with viral videos showing him being manhandled by policemen, even as LP supporters fought to prevent his arrest.
The police had said Abure was arrested for attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, and related offences. The LP chairman was later released on bail the following day after protests by LP members.
