The Labour Party Candidates Forum (LPCF) has condemned what it described as the blatant disobedience of Supreme Court judgment sacking Julius Abure as the national chairman of Labour Party (LP).
It accused both Abure and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of disregarding the rule of law.
The forum reaffirmed its loyalty and solidarity to the party’s leadership, urging all aggrieved members to return and join efforts to rebuild the party.
The forum’s chairman and the Labour Party’s 2023 Kogi state governorship candidate, Barr Okeme Adejoh, stated this in Abuja during a press briefing.
The group decried the continued recognition of Abure despite clear judicial pronouncements terminating his leadership.
It therefore, reaffirmed its commitment to the rule of law and internal democracy, vowing to continue its efforts to protect the integrity of the party and ensure compliance with judicial decisions.
Adejoh said the Supreme Court judgment of April 4, 2025 and the Federal High Court judgment of August 15, 2025 both declared that Abure’s tenure had expired, yet INEC and Abure has continued to act in contempt of the courts.
“The judgments of the courts are meant to be obeyed by the parties involved, not the other way round. If court judgments are not obeyed, then they are not judgments but tissue paper,” he said.
The forum criticised Abure’s recent participation in INEC’s quarterly meeting with political parties, describing the move as a direct affront to the authority of the judiciary and contempt of both the Supreme and Federal High Court judgments.
Adejoh emphasised that the forum would not stand idly while court orders are flouted, warning that members are prepared to explore all legal means, including peaceful protests, to ensure compliance with the rulings.
He called on INEC to remove Abure’s name from its official portal and recognise the interim national chairman and national secretary in accordance with the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) decision.
“INEC must not allow its name to be dragged into the mud by illegal former executives of Labour Party who have chosen to disobey court judgments.”
Also speaking, the parry’s immediate past national youth leader, Comrade Eragbe Anslem alleged that there was a conspiracy against the party within certain political circles.
“There is a Supreme Court judgment of April 4, 2025, which dismissed the Federal High Court judgment of October 8, 2024 that accorded Abure recognition as chairman of the party. The Supreme Court also dismissed the Appeal Court judgment of January 17, 2025 that similarly upheld that lower court’s decision,” he said.
Anslem maintained that the Supreme Court ruling remains final and binding, stressing that any attempt to disregard it is not only illegal but contemptuous.
