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There seem to be deliberate attempt to twist the Supreme Court judgment that sacked Abure. Because of that, the Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party has released the audio recording of the judgment of the Supreme Court that sacked Julius Abure for record purposes and in other to prevent further misrepresentation of facts.

*Labour Party (LP) moves to douse controversy, releases verbatim report of Supreme Court’s ruling on party’s leadership crisis*

Senator Nenadi Usman, Chairman, Labour Party National Caretake Committee
In an effort to douse the creeping controversy over the correct interpretation of the ruling, The Labour Party (LP) has released a verbatim report of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the appeal filed by the Senator Nenadi Usman’s-led National Caretaker Committee against the ruling of the Appeal Court on the party’s lingering national leadership crisis.

*The report released by the LP is as follows*:

“A panel of five Justices of the Supreme Court—Honourable Justices John Inyang Okoro, Helen Morenikeji, Ogu C. C. Onwumiju, Tijjani Abubakar, Haruna Simon Tsammani, and Mohammed Baba Idris—sat to hear the appeal. The lead judgment was delivered by Honourable Justice John Inyang Okoro, JSC, and read on his behalf.

“The appeal was filed against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, in Appeal No. CA/ABJ/CV/2017/2024, which had earlier affirmed the decision of the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1271/2024, commenced by the first respondent. The trial court had struck out the suit for want of jurisdiction.

“The facts that led to this appeal were comprehensively addressed in the body of the judgment.

“After reviewing the arguments of counsel, the Supreme Court unanimously held as follows:

“The lower court, having found that Relief No. 5 sought by the first respondent—which was predicated on the leadership tussle within the first respondent—was non-justiciable, erred by proceeding further into a matter beyond its jurisdiction, even going so far as to pronounce Barrister Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the first respondent.

“Their Lordships held that the lower court was wrong to have done so. As expressed in the legal maxim: “You cannot put something on nothing and expect it to stand.” Thus, the trial court’s decision had no legal foundation and deserved to be struck out.

“In reiterating the tripod of the law, the Court emphasized that where a court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the main claim in an action, it equally lacks jurisdiction to entertain any auxiliary or ancillary claims—especially when such auxiliary claims are directly tied to the substantive claim, as was the case here (see: Government of Gongola State).

“Accordingly, the three issues submitted for determination were jointly resolved in favour of the appellants.

“In summary:

“Both the Trial Court and the Court of Appeal lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit instituted by the first respondent.

“The relief in question—Relief No. 5—appeared to have been inserted as an appendage and lacked legal merit.

“Consequently, the decisions of both courts recognizing Barrister Julius Abure as National Chairman of the first respondent are hereby set aside.

“The suit, FHC/ABJ/CS/1271/2024, is accordingly struck out for want of jurisdiction.

“Similarly, the first respondent’s cross-appeal in Appeal No. SC/CV/56A/2025, being a derivative of the same judgment of the lower court, is hereby dismissed.”

The Labour Party quoted the Supreme Court as admonishing political parties and their members to respect and adhere to their constitutions, rules, regulations, and guidelines in the selection of their officers and candidates, as doing so would reduce the incessant interference of internal party matters in the courts.

“Where a party’s constitution provides for a tenure, political officers should honourably step down at its expiration,” the Supreme Court Justices were also quoted as holding.

“Final Analysis: The appeal is found to be meritorious and is accordingly allowed. Each party shall bear its own costs,” the Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled.

https://x.com/drmopaul/status/1908856215616254113?s=46&t=2AB_wrBea-oBYJf5ZCFV-A

The abure judgement pic.twitter.com/6g985HuMKc

— oseni rufai (@ruffydfire) April 6, 2025

Mynd44
Fergie001

Labour party is becoming a joke

Who is Abure, is he bigger than LP? Is the Chairman position his birth right? If his tenure has expired, he should vacate the sit and stop constituting nuisance

helinues:
Labour party is becoming a joke

Who is Abure, is he bigger than LP? Is the Chairman position his birth right? If his tenure has expired, he should vacate the sit and stop constituting nuisance

Wow!

You have been making sense these days.

Did you get bitten by a snake that transmits rationality instead of venom?🤔

Penguin2:
Wow!

You have been making sense these days.

Did you get bitten by a snake that transmits rationality instead of venom?🤔

The issue is you have refused to make sense on this forum..

At least I have been trying these days according to you.

When should we be expecting same from you? This week, next month or never?

helinues:
The issue is you have refused to make sense on this forum..

At least I have been trying these days according to you.

When should we be expecting same from you? This week, next month or never?

Penguin is a bird of reason, my friend.

Penguin2:
Penguin is a bird of reason, my friend.

So, show us where the court ordered that Nenadi Usman is the National Chairman.

Penguin2:
Penguin is a bird of reason, my friend.

What have you been reasoning that none never came close to reality?

This labour party is a joke of a party. Apc has dominated it thinking obi is going to come out again from there. Jokers

seunmsg:
So, show us where the court ordered that Nenadi Usman is the National Chairman.

Supreme Court said the Appeal is sustained.

The question is, who filed the appeal that was sustained?

Penguin2:
There seem to be deliberate attempt to twist the Supreme Court judgment that sacked Abure. Because of that, the Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party has released the audio recording of the judgment of the Supreme Court that sacked Julius Abure for record purposes and in other to prevent further misrepresentation of facts.

https://x.com/drmopaul/status/1908856215616254113?s=46&t=2AB_wrBea-oBYJf5ZCFV-A

The abure judgement pic.twitter.com/6g985HuMKc

— oseni rufai (@ruffydfire) April 6, 2025

Mynd44
Fergie001

The supreme court didn't sack him but for the good of the party, Abure should step down

ObosiLandlord:
The supreme court didn't sack him but for the good of the party, Abure should step down

The Supreme Court sacked him.

They specifically said that the judgments of the lower courts (High Court and Appeal Court) recognizing Abure as National Chairman of LP was nullified.

Where else does Abure draw the power to remain chairman?

Penguin2:
The Supreme Court sacked him.

They specifically said that the judgments of the lower courts (High Court and Appeal Court) recognizing Abure as National Chairman of LP was nullified.

Where else does Abure draw the power to remain chairman?

It's left for the LP to sort out their internal affairs, Supreme court never made any pronouncement sacking Abure

Nairaland will not post this on their homepage, but if it's some useless news from Abure and his cotravelers to make it look like the party still has issues they will post it immediately...



What a compromised site.

Penguin2:
Supreme Court said the Appeal is sustained.

The question is, who filed the appeal that was sustained?

The appeal is sustained doesn’t mean all the reliefs sought were granted. The Supreme Court simply set aside all previous judgement in the case for lack of jurisdiction. The court then made it clear they won’t announce any one as the authentic chairman as that is the internal affairs of the party. It is now left for members of the party to come together and chart a way forward for the party.


Trying to exclude Abure, the last known Chairman of the party from any pathway to solution is simply an attempt to prolong the crisis. In fact, he should be the one to call for the NEC meeting of the party and not a Peter Obi that has never held a position known to law in the party.

seunmsg:
The appeal is sustained doesn’t mean all the reliefs sought were granted. The Supreme Court simply set aside all previous judgement in the case for lack of jurisdiction. The court then made it clear they won’t announce any one as the authentic chairman as that is the internal affairs of the party. It is now left for members of the party to come together and chart a way forward for the party.


Trying to exclude Abure, the last known Chairman of the party from any pathway to solution is simply an attempt to prolong the crisis. In fact, he should be the one to call for the NEC meeting of the party and not a Peter Obi that has never held a position known to law in the party.

Have you listened to the audio attached up there?

While they did not specifically mention the name of Nenadi Usman as the new authentic National Chairperson of LP, they sustained the Appeal filed by her and members of her Caretaker Committee. What does that mean by implication?

And by saying members of LP should sit and chart a new course for the party, who are the members? Isn’t that the responsibility of the NEC of Labour Party? Now, who constitutes members of NEC of any political party?

And why would Abure be the one to call for NEC meeting? On what capacity? On what grounds?

christejames:
Nairaland will not post this on their homepage, but if it's some useless news from Abure and his cotravelers to make it look like the party still has issues they will post it immediately...



What a compromised site.

I’m equally as shocked my brother.

Is "RoofHigh" a member of Labour Party?

The dude thinks if he'll get an appointment should PitBull win a presidential election. Well, that's possible.


What is actually impossible is PitBull winning any election in this country whether as a lead candidate or a running mate.

Mrs RoofHigh better hold on to his current job tight. Else, hunger go finish am.


Wailers, you have the floor 🎤

Penguin2:
Have you listened to the audio attached up there?

While they did not specifically mention the name of Nenadi Usman as the new authentic National Chairperson of LP, they sustained the Appeal filed by her and members of her Caretaker Committee. What does that mean by implication?

And by saying members of LP should sit and chart a new course for the party, who are the members? Isn’t that the responsibility of the NEC of Labour Party? Now, who constitutes members of NEC of any political party?

And why would Abure be the one to call for NEC meeting? On what capacity? On what grounds?

The court set aside all previous judgement for lack of jurisdiction. Nothing else was added.

If Abure cannot call NEC meeting, it is Peter Obi that can call NEC meeting? Is Peter Obi a member of LP NEC?

seunmsg:
The court set aside all previous judgement for lack of jurisdiction. Nothing else was added.

If Abure cannot call NEC meeting, it is Peter Obi that can call NEC meeting? Is Peter Obi a member of LP NEC?

i guess oti, nlc and tuc are the only members of nec now

seunmsg:
The court set aside all previous judgement for lack of jurisdiction. Nothing else was added.

If Abure cannot call NEC meeting, it is Peter Obi that can call NEC meeting? Is Peter Obi a member of LP NEC?

It’s obvious that a lot of you guys always argue from a place of ignorance.

But before I answer your question, who are those that constitute members of NEC of any political party?

Mind you, we are not talking about NWC. We are talking about NEC.

Pythagoras001:
i guess oti, nlc and tuc are the only members of nec now

So, a former Presidential Candidate of a party is not a member of NEC of that party?