The Supreme Court has sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of Labour Party (LP)
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the decision of th
e Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had earlier declared Abure as the party’s national chairman.
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, ruled that the appellate court lacked the jurisdiction to issue such a declaration, on the ground that the substance of the case has to do with the internal leadership of the party.,
It also clarified that all matters relating to party leadership are internal affairs, over which the judiciary has no jurisdiction.
The court further allowed the appeal filed by Senator Nenadi Usman and one other and held that it was meritorious.
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It also proceeded to dismiss the cross-appeal filed by the Abure group of the Labour Party for being unmeritorious.
In January, the Court of Appeal in Abuja reiterated that Abure remained the chairman of the LP.
A three-member panel of the appellate court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, held that its judgment of November 13, 2024, which recognises Abure as national chairman, subsists and has not been set aside by any court.
Justice Barka made the declaration while delivering judgment in two separate appeals filed by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman and the caretaker committee and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The appellate court in the two separate appeals held that it did not delve into the issue of the leadership of the Labour Party because such issues are not justiciable.
It said that anything done outside jurisdiction amounts to a nullity. Hence, the judgment of the Federal High Court delivered on October 8, 2024, by Justice Emeka Nwite is of no effect because it was delivered without jurisdiction.
