We Didn’t Reinstate Abure as Labour Party Chairman, Still Studying Supreme Court Judgement

The Independent National Electoral Commission has debunked reports that it has reinstated Julius Abure as Chairman of Labour Party. 

The electoral body made the clarification on Thursday, as it said it is still studying the judgement of the Supreme Court on the matter.

The statement read:

“INEC YET TO MAKE A DECISION ON DISAGREEMENTS IN THE LABOUR PARTY

Our attention has been drawn to some media reports claiming that the Commission has recognised certain persons as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP). The reports also inferred that the Commission has restored a particular individual as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), referring to the listings on the Commission’s official website.

However, the reports are false and misleading. The Commission has not made any decision in respect of either the LP or PDP.

The names of the National Officers of the LP had previously been uploaded to our website following a court order, not related in any way to the latest judgement of the Supreme Court. In the same manner, the name of the National Secretary of the PDP on the same website was neither deleted nor reinstated.

As a law abiding institution, the Commission is carefully studying the judgement of the Supreme Court on the Labour Party and will communicate its decision to the public in due course.

Rotimi Oyekanmi

Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman

Thursday 8th May 2025″