The Labour Party Candidates Forum (LPCF) on Sunday condemned what it described as the blatant disobedience of court judgments sacking Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), accusing both Abure and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of disregarding the rule of law.

The forum reaffirmed its loyalty and solidarity to the leadership of Senator Usman and Senator Nwokocha, urging all aggrieved members to return and join efforts to rebuild the party.
The forum’s Chairman and the Labour Party’s 2023 Kogi State Governorship candidate, Okeme Adejoh, disclosed in Abuja during a press briefing that the group decried the continued recognition of Abure despite clear judicial pronouncements terminating his leadership.

The forum reaffirmed its commitment to the rule of law and internal democracy, vowing to continue its efforts to protect the integrity of the Labour Party and ensure compliance with judicial decisions.
Adejoh said the Supreme Court judgment of April 4, 2025, and the Federal High Court judgment of August 15, 2025, both declared that Abure’s tenure had expired, yet INEC and Abure “continue to act in contempt of the courts.”

He said: “The judgments of the courts are meant to be obeyed by the parties involved, not the other way round. If court judgments are not obeyed, then they are not judgments but tissue paper.”
The forum criticised Abure’s recent participation in INEC’s quarterly meeting with political parties, describing the move as a “direct affront” to the authority of the judiciary and “a contempt of both the Supreme Court and Federal High Court judgments.”

Adejoh emphasised that the forum would not stand idly by while court orders are flouted, warning that members are prepared to explore all legal means, including peaceful protests, to ensure compliance with the rulings.
He called on INEC to remove Abure’s name from its official portal and recognise Distinguished Senator Nenadi Usman as the Interim National Chairman and Distinguished Senator Darlington Nwokocha as the National Secretary, in accordance with the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) decision.

He added: “INEC must not allow its name to be dragged into the mud by illegal former executives of the Labour Party who have chosen to disobey court judgments.”

Also speaking, the immediate past National Youth Leader of the Labour Party, Comrade Eragbe Anslem, alleged that there was a “conspiracy” against the party within certain political circles.
He said: “There is a Supreme Court judgment of April 4, 2025, which dismissed the Federal High Court judgment of October 8, 2024, that accorded Abure recognition as chairman of the party. The Supreme Court also dismissed the Appeal Court judgment of January 17, 2025, that similarly upheld that lower court’s decision.”

Anslem maintained that the Supreme Court ruling remains final and binding, stressing that “any attempt to disregard it is not only illegal but contemptuous.”