The conflict for control of the Labour Party between the National Working Committee led by Julius Abure and the Nenadi Usman Caretaker Committee has resurfaced on Thursday, following Abure’s public assertion that the party’s leadership is not vacant.
Abure, speaking through the LP National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, at a press briefing in Abuja, also cautioned Abia State Governor Alex Otti and the LP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, to respect the Supreme Court’s decision.
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He said, “The position of the Labour Party after critically reviewing the Supreme Court judgment delivered on the 4th of April 2025 stated as follows: The Supreme Court, contrary to speculations, actually reaffirmed the National Convention of the party held on the 27th of March 2024 at Nnewi.
“The reason for the non-justiciability of internal disputes of a political party is simple, and in the eyes of the law, a political party is a corporate entity with its constitution, rules, regulations, and guidelines which are binding on members who had joined freely have consented to be so bound (See Abegunde Vs. Ondo State House of Assembly & Ors. (2015) LPELR-24588 (SC).
“Consequently, we admonished Alex Otti, the Governor of Abia State, and Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of our party in the 2023 general election, who are the protagonists of the current division in the party, to hear the Supreme Court loud and clear.”
Abure further maintained that the Labour Party adhered to all legal prerequisites outlined in the LP Constitution, the Electoral Act, and the 1999 Constitution before the disputed national convention.
He stated that those claiming their tenure had expired likely misunderstood the Supreme Court’s ruling.
“The Supreme Court admonished party members to respect the Constitution of their party when it stated thus: Political parties have put in place diverse kinds of internal dispute resolution mechanisms to handle any matter arising from disputes among members.
“Political parties and their members should, therefore, have faith in the internal dispute resolution mechanisms prescribed in their party constitution,” he urged.
Abure’s press conference occurred two weeks after supporters of Obi and Otti presented a 48-page Certified True Copy of the Supreme Court judgment at a separate meeting of the LP National Executive Committee, attended by various stakeholders, in Abuja.
Otti had declared that the document resolved any disputes regarding the interpretation of the Supreme Court’s decision.
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