There seems to be no solution in sight regarding leadership tussle that is about to tear Labour Party from the top down the middle after Court of Appeal in Owerri, Imo State, removed Julius Abure as national chairman while Lamidi Apapa was reinstated as party chairman, iwitnesslive.com can report.
The court, consequently, recognised Lamidi Apapa as national chairman and the one Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should deal with, in terms of candidates of the party for the coming Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections.
The court also ordered INEC to immediately recognize and publish the names of candidates produced by the Apapa-led National Working Committee in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states for the governorship elections.
The court further annulled the candidature of Senator Athan Achonu for the governorship of Imo State and others produced for other states by the Abure-led faction.
In April, Apapa had said his suspension as a member of the party was invalid and that he remained the ‘legitimate acting chairman.’
The ruling followed judgment of the Court of Appeal in Benin City on April 14, which affirmed Abure as national chairman.
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