Nigeria: Appeal court dismisses Abure’s case, affirms Nenadi Usman’s leadership of LP — Africa Links 24

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed the case filed by Julius Abure, challenging the legitimacy of the Nenadi Usman-led leadership of the Labour Party, LP.

A three-member panel of the appellate court, in a judgment, unanimously affirmed the Jan 21 judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal high court, Abuja.

Lifu in his judgment upheld the legitimacy of the 29-member caretaker committee of the LP, led by Usman.

Justice Lifu had, in the Jan 21 judgment,…