The Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja has affirmed the removing of Comrade Julius Abure as nationwide chairman of the Labour Get together.
The court docket additionally ordered the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to recognise the Mrs Nenadi Usman-led nationwide caretaker committee because the lawful management of the get together.
The ruling was disclosed by Inibehe Effiong, a human rights lawyer, in a put up on X on Wednesday.
Effiong mentioned he was in court docket when Justice Lifu delivered the judgment in a associated case.
He mentioned the decide upheld the Nenadi Usman-led committee as the one legitimate management of the Labour Get together.
Based on Effiong, the court docket reaffirmed that Abure’s tenure had elapsed consistent with an earlier supreme court docket judgment.
He added that the court docket consequently directed INEC to right away recognise Usman because the get together’s chief.
Effiong wrote, “I’m presently earlier than the federal excessive court docket in Abuja for a case, and I listened to judgement delivered in one other case.
“Honourable Justice Lifu has simply upheld Senator Nnadi Esther Usman-led nationwide caretaker committee as the one legitimate and lawful management of the Labour Get together.
“The decide reaffirmed that by the supreme court docket’s judgement, Julius Abure’s tenure had since elapsed. The decide ordered INEC to recognise Nnadi Usman forthwith.”