Former Labour Party candidates, below the aegis of Labour Party Candidates Discussion board (LPCF), have known as on the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to adjust to judicial rulings on the management of the occasion.
At a press convention in Abuja, the discussion board’s chairman and 2023 Kogi State governorship candidate, Barr. Okeme Adejoh, urged INEC to respect the choices of the Supreme Court docket and the Federal Excessive Court docket, which, in keeping with him, declared that Mr Julius Abure’s tenure as nationwide chairman had expired.
Adejoh stated the Supreme Court docket judgment of April 4, 2025 and the Federal Excessive Court docket verdict of August 15, 2025, held that Abure’s tenure had lapsed.
He, nevertheless, expressed concern that INEC and Abure “proceed to behave in contempt of the courts.”
He famous that court docket judgments “are supposed to be obeyed by all events concerned,” including that disobedience to such rulings undermines the nation’s justice system.
The discussion board additionally expressed disapproval of Abure’s participation in INEC’s quarterly assembly with political events, saying it contradicts present court docket choices.
Adejoh stated the discussion board would proceed to advocate for compliance by lawful and peaceable means.
He urged INEC to replace its information to replicate the Labour Party’s Nationwide Government Committee (NEC) choice, recognising Senator Nenadi Usman as interim nationwide chairman and Senator Darlington Nwokocha as nationwide secretary.
In his remarks, the 2023 Ebonyi State governorship candidate and decretary of the LPCF, Comrade Splendour Oko Eze, stated the Supreme Court docket’s choice on Abure’s tenure stays remaining and binding, calling for full compliance.
He appealed to the newly confirmed INEC chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, noting that as a lawyer, he ought to guarantee adherence to the court docket’s ruling already communicated to the fee.
“Nigeria can solely progress when the legal guidelines of the land are obeyed,” Eze added.
Additionally talking, the quick previous nationwide Youth Chief of the Labour Party, Comrade Eragbe Anslem, stated the Supreme Court docket judgment of April 4, 2025, dismissed earlier decrease court docket rulings that recognised Abure as chairman.
He maintained that the apex court docket’s ruling is remaining and ought to be revered.
The discussion board reaffirmed its dedication to the rule of regulation and inside democracy, pledging to proceed selling the integrity of the occasion and adherence to judicial pronouncements.
