The Abuja Division of the Court docket of Attraction Nigeria has affirmed Senator Nenadi Usman because the professional chief of the Labour Occasion, bringing an finish to the management tussle that has lingered for months.
In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel, the appellate courtroom dismissed the enchantment filed by Barrister Julius Abure, describing it as missing benefit.
The courtroom upheld the sooner choice of the Federal Excessive Court docket which recognised Nenadi Usman because the celebration’s chief.
The ruling adopted Abure’s problem towards the January 2026 judgment of the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja. That courtroom had reaffirmed the place of the Supreme Court docket of Nigeria, which had earlier nullified the Labour Occasion conference that returned him as Nationwide Chairman.
Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Oyejoju Oyewumi held that the matter had already been conclusively determined by the Supreme Court docket. The appellate courtroom agreed that there was no foundation to reopen the difficulty.
The courtroom additionally backed the directive given to the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee to recognise Usman because the celebration’s chief. It dominated that the Federal Excessive Court docket acted inside its constitutional powers in compelling the electoral physique to hold out its statutory duties.
On the difficulty of celebration management, the judges famous that the caretaker committee led by Usman was a crucial step. They described it as a sensible answer to fill the management vacuum inside the celebration on the time.
The panel criticised Abure for what it referred to as abuse of courtroom course of. It accused him of participating in discussion board purchasing by taking the identical matter to a different courtroom regardless of a transparent ruling from the Supreme Court docket. The judges mentioned his continued declare to the place was in defiance of an already settled authorized place.
The courtroom additional dominated that the enchantment was a waste of judicial time. It consequently dismissed the case and slammed a value of N10 million towards Abure.
Reacting to the judgment, Usman described the choice as a victory for democracy and the rule of legislation. She praised the judiciary for standing agency and resisting strain.
She thanked celebration members and supporters for his or her persistence throughout the disaster. She additionally urged stakeholders to give attention to rebuilding the celebration forward of its congresses and nationwide conference.
The Labour Occasion management referred to as on Nigerians to proceed to assist the celebration because it prepares for the 2027 common elections.