There is light at the end of the tunnel over the crisis in Labour Party (LP), as the Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Friday, sacked Comrade Julius Abure, the embattled chairman of the opposition party.
In a unanimous decision, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Appeal did not have the jurisdiction to declare Abure as the party’s National Chairman, as the matter at hand was related to the party’s leadership.
The apex court stressed that issues concerning the leadership of a political party are internal matters and fall outside the scope of judicial oversight.
The Supreme Court upheld the appeal filed by Senator Nenadi Usman and another party, describing it as valid.
Additionally, the court dismissed the cross-appeal from Abure’s faction of the Labour Party, deeming it without merit.
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