The Supreme Court on Friday removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP.
Abure’s fate was sealed by a unanimous judgement of a five-member panel of the apex court which set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had recognised Abure as the party’s national chairman.
The Supreme Court, in its decision, held that the appellate court lacked the jurisdiction to make such a declaration, given that the substance of the case concerned the internal leadership of the party.
The court emphasised that matters relating to party leadership were internal affairs, over which the judiciary has no jurisdiction.
The Supreme Court further noted that the appeal filed by Senator Esther Usman and another, was allowed having been found to be meritorious.
The court also observed that, based on the submissions before it, Abure’s tenure had already expired.
Consequently, it dismissed the cross-appeal filed by Abure’s faction of the Labour Party.