The Julius Abure-led faction of Labour Party, LP, has accused the party’s National Caretaker Committee of seeking a backdoor order from a Zamfara Court.
The Caretaker Committee has the backing of former presidential candidate of the party, Mr Peter Obi and Governor Alex Otti of Abia State.
National Publicity Secretary of the faction, Obiora Ifoh, claimed that the Senator Nenadi Usman-led Committee was attempting to reverse the Supreme Court judgement on its leadership tussle, using a proxy.
It could be recalled that the Supreme Court, on April 4, 2025, ruled that the matter of leadership in a political party was not justiciable and that no court had the jurisdiction to entertain party leadership matter.
But the judgement has rather worsened the crisis in the party, with both factions claiming the judgement was in its favour.
Just yesterday, the Abure-led faction jubilated that the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has affirmed its legality by recognizing George Moghalu as Anambra governorship candidate of the party.
Ifoh has now alleged that the Nenadi-led Committee has initiated another desperate bid to sack Abure from office.
He said: “We are shocked to learn that some of our leaders are desperately shopping for court orders from every nook and cranny to ensure that crisis persists in the party and to stop INEC from recognizing our leadership.
‘’In their desperate mood, they left Abuja and journeyed with night bus, all the way to Zamfara, yet the court refused their prayers.
“This won’t be the first time they have resorted to court order shopping. They went to Aba last year on a similar mission to shop for court order and they were refused.
“I really don’t understand the kind of stiff-necked leaders that are emerging in Nigeria today, where people see a mission that is practically impossible, yet they will prefer to sink a ship in their desperation to catch a fish.
“It is regrettable that up till now, some people are still busy chasing shadows, while other serious political parties and their leaders are tilling the ground in anticipation of a bountiful harvest, ahead of 2027. Why would someone wake up one morning and start fighting himself. This is not normal again.
“I am sure you have read the Supreme Court judgement very well. Is there anywhere the Supreme Court said it has removed Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party, or anywhere it ruled that Nenadi Usman has now become the new chairman.
“Even INEC had admitted that the stakeholders meeting held in Umuahia that enthroned Nenadi Usman was illegal.
“We are using this opportunity to appeal to all our estranged members to allow reason to prevail and obey the Supreme Court pronouncement on the supremacy of the party.”
There are allegations that the said Sule Garba in a Suit No FHC/GS/CS/30/2025, by way of a Motion Exparte, attempted to go through the back door to secure an order to stop the National Chairman, Abure, and the National Secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, from further presenting themselves as authentic leadership of the party.
However, on May 15, 2025, the presiding judge of the Federal High Court, Gusau, Justice Salim Olasupo Ibrahim, refused to grant the Exparte Order until the determination of the suit.