Court strikes down Labor National Working Committee led by Julius Abure

A Federal High Court in Abuja ruled to annul the Labor Party’s National Working Committee which was controlled by Julius Abure and Umar Farouq as National Chairman and National Secretary of the party respectively.

In his judgment on Friday, Judge IE Ekwo ordered “the parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum so as not to disrupt the case pending a further order of the Court”.

The case in which the Labor Party and others were plaintiffs had Abure and Farouq as defendants in an action marked FHC/ABJ/CS/149/2021.

Human rights lawyer and lead counsel for the plaintiffs, Femi Falana (SAN), in addressing the Court, had clarified that the defendants had converged and held a so-called National Executive Council/National Convention.

He was claimed to have elected the defendants as national party officers in violation of the judgment of the same Federal High Court which in 2018 declared the Labor Party to be the party of the Nigerian workers, promoted, funded and founded by the workers. through the central organization of work.

The case was however adjourned until October 4, 2021.

A copy of the court order obtained by SaharaReporters reads: “On this lawsuit coming today, July 23, 2021 for the ex-parte motion, and for the hearing with Femi Falana, SAN, (with the Marshal Abubakar).

“It is hereby ordered that: the petitioners are ordered to notify the defendants of the ex-parte motion within seven days of this order.

“Defendants are hereby ordered to justify why Plaintiffs’ prayers should not be granted at the next court date.

“An order is hereby issued for the parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum so as not to disrupt the rest of the case pending a further order of the Court.

“The matter has been adjourned to October 4, 2021 for a hearing.”

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