The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) festered on Friday with two of the principal antagonists, the embattled LP National Chairman, Julius Abure and the part’s lone governor, Dr. Alex Otti of Abia State. This is despite the recent Supreme Court judgement, which was expected to have rested the protracted leadership crisis in the party that came third in …

The leadership tussle in the Labour Party (LP) took a dramatic twist on Monday after the Julius Abure-led National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour Party announced the removal of Hon Afam Ogene as LP Caucus Leader in the House of Representatives over his involvement in anti-party activities. The NEC also vowed to direct the disciplinary committee to sanction LP …

The battle for the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) took a fresh twist on Friday after the Supreme Court set aside an earlier ruling recognising the Anambra State convention which ratified the re-election of the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC). In a unanimous judgement, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court set aside the decision of the Court …

State chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) in the North Central geo-political zone have reiterated their commitment to give maximum support to the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, to enable him to take the party to greater heights. The LP chairmen also congratulated Abure on his victory at a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which validated the March 2024 …

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed Barrister Julius Abure’s position as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. Justice Emeka Nwite issued an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to validate and recognise the Abure-led leadership of the party. The court also validated the March 2024 Nnewi national convention of the party that produced the …

The embattled national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has said the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 election is no longer reserved for its former candidate, Peter Obi. Speaking during a press briefing after the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Monday, Abure said the 2027 presidential ticket is now open to all members. He said, …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed and many members of the National and State Houses of Assembly on Wednesday, attended a stakeholders meeting of the party convened by Governor Alex Otti. The meeting which was held at the Banquet Hall of the Abia State government house in Umuahia, …

A fresh crisis is brewing in the Labour Party, as the party’s National Treasurer, Mrs. Oluchi Oparah, on Monday demanded that the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure render an account of party funds over N3.5 billion being proceeds of sale of forms and sundry fundraisers for the 2023 general elections. Oparah made the demand on Monday at a press conference …

The Court of Appeal in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, sacked Comrade Julius Abure, and recognised Mr. Lamido Apapa as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately recognise and publish the names of all the governorship candidates produced by the Apapa-led National Working Committee in Imo, Bayelsa, and …