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The national caretaker committee of the Labour Party (LP), led by Nenadi Usman, on Tuesday resumed operations at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
This development follows a federal high court ruling that affirmed the leadership of Usman’s faction.
Peter Lifu, the presiding judge, ruled that evidence before the court shows that the tenure of Julius Abure, the LP national chairman, has elapsed.
He also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the Usman-led wing of the party.
On Tuesday, Usman and members of her team arrived at the Utako district secretariat — previously controlled by the Julius Abure-led national working committee (NWC) around 11 am.
The development caps a prolonged leadership tussle between the two factions that escalated to the supreme court before being revived at the federal high court, which recognised Usman’s caretaker committee.
INEC recently acknowledged the Usman-led faction. However, the Abure camp rejected both the court verdict and INEC’s recognition, vowing to challenge the judgment on appeal.
Obiora Ifoh, national publicity secretary of the Abure-led faction, said the court misinterpreted the April 4, 2025, decision of the supreme court in arriving at its judgement.
He said the ruling contradicted the apex court’s position that no court has the power to appoint leaders for a political party because leadership matters are internal affairs.
Since 2023, LP has been embroiled in a leadership crisis with two factions — Abure’s and the Usman-led committee — battling for the soul of the party.
