Court Lifts Suspension Of Abure And Other LP Executives
Others refrain from misrepresenting themselves as LP national officials, such as the National Organising Secretary, Clement Ojukwu, and National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara.
Martins Esikpali John, Lucky Shaibu, Isah Zekeri, Omogbai Frank, Abokhaiu Aliu, Ayohkaire Lateef, John Elomah, and Dr. Ayobami Arabambi are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
They had requested the dismissal of Abure and the other three national officers of the party in an ex-parte motion with the marking M/ 7082/2023, and the judge had given an order of suspension.
The judge approved the request for a stay of execution pending the outcome of the defendants' appeal after hearing arguments from the parties.
A temporary restraining order was issued by Mr. Muazu on April 5 to prevent Messrs. Abure, Ibrahim, Ojukwu, and Ms. Opara from posing as national officers of the LP.
This was stated in an ex-parte application filed before the court by the eight plaintiffs and designated M/7082/2023.
The defendants informed the court during today's session that they currently have an appeal notice pending with the court of appeal.
The judge granted an order for a stay on the suspension following lengthy discussions from the parties.
The decision on Friday halts the parade planned by Lamidi Apapa, the acting national chairman, who has been battling to establish his dominance over the party since Mr. Abure's troubles.
After Mr. Muazu issued an ex-parte order on April 5, stopping Messrs. Abure, Ibrahim, and two other national party executives. On April 20, Alex Ejesieme, SAN, claimed that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case.
The senior attorney had argued that the case at hand touched on Labour Party internal matters and that the criminal claims brought by the plaintiffs in the case could not be addressed in an originating summons.
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