Game Over? INEC Officially Delists Julius Abure As Labour Party Chairman

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially withdrawn recognition of Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party, citing the expiration of his tenure and a binding Supreme Court judgment delivered on April 4, 2025.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

This development, outlined in a sworn counter-affidavit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, appears to bring an end to the prolonged leadership crisis that has gripped the party for months.

In Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1523/2025, INEC affirmed that Abure’s tenure lapsed in June 2024, in accordance with the Supreme Court’s ruling in Appeal No. SC/CV/56/2025, which dismissed his claims for lack of jurisdiction and nullified all previous judgments upholding his leadership.

Ayuba Mohammed, INEC’s Executive Officer for Litigation and Prosecution, stated in the affidavit that the Commission could not grant the Abure-led faction access codes to upload nomination forms for the August 16, 2025, by-election, as there was no valid National Chairman or National Secretary recognised under the law.

INEC also rejected the legitimacy of the disputed National Convention held in Nnewi on March 27, 2024, where Abure claimed re-election, stressing it neither monitored nor endorsed the event, which it said violated the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the Electoral Act 2022, INEC’s guidelines, and the Labour Party’s constitution.