By Jude Opara, Abuja
The leadership of the Labour Party led by Sen. Nenadi Usman has raised the alarm over an alleged false and misleading publication claimed to have been authored by a group of former Labour Party members led by the factional National Chairman, Mr. Julius Abure.
Usman in a statement by the Labour Party factional National Secretary, Sen. Darlington Nwokocha said the Abure faction acted aimlessly by distorting the statement allegedly issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) on the crisis rocking the party.
“They are acting true to their character as well-known prevaricators and tricksters to deliberately pervert the well-intentioned press statement issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, 7th January 2026.
“That INEC statement clearly reaffirmed the Supreme Court judgment of 4th April 2025, which unequivocally affirmed Distinguished Senator Nenadi Usman and Distinguished Senator Darlington Nwokocha as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the Labour Party respectively”.
The statement further claimed that in the said letter, INEC took time to address the issue and cautioned Abure not to continue to parade himself as the National Chairman of the Labour Party.
“For the benefit of well-meaning Nigerians and all lovers of our hard-won democracy, INEC, Nigeria’s critical democratic institution and the sole constitutional regulator of political parties, categorically cautioned Mr. Abure and his co-travellers to desist from parading themselves as representatives of the Labour Party.
“INEC further condemned their persistent attempts to destabilize democratic governance, disrupt political party administration, and abuse court processes, noting that Mr. Abure’s actions have enmeshed the Labour Party in a needless leadership crisis since 2024”.
