The Labour Party (LP), has announced its embattled national chairman, Barrister Julius Abure has resumed his official duties after the court order which suspended him was set aside.
Also, the party submitted that other national officers of the party have fully assumed their constitutional responsibilities after returning to their offices.
The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Thursday following a press conference held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the Labour Party has recently been engulfed in a leadership tussle, with Lamidi Apapa and Abure fighting over the position of the national chairman.
This followed an ex parte order by the Federal Capital Territory High Court restraining Abure from acting as the chairman of the party.
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However, an objection filed by the party over the issue of jurisdiction was overruled by the court.
According to Abure, the LP had also filed an appeal subsequently entered at the Appeal Court on Wednesday, which he said had been served on the trial courts.
He argued that the FCT High Court has ceased to have jurisdiction over the matter.
‘By necessary implication the FCT High Court in Maitama ceases to have jurisdiction over the matter. The matter is now on the course list of the Court of Appeal. So, what the High Court judge is expected to do is to adjourn the matter sine-die.
‘However, having appealed and file a motion for stay which has been served on the judge, I and my colleagues have now fully assumed our constitutional responsibilities as National Officers of the Party,’ part of Abure’s statement read.
Meanwhile, there was mild drama on Wednesday when Apapa, and the Director General of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign council, Akin Osuntokun clashed at the Appeal Court.
Apapa and Osuntokun were seen in viral videos arguing over a seat at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) sitting in Abuja.