Despite Julius Abure’s claim that the Supreme Court did not sack him as the National Chairman of the Labour Party, facts emerging show that not only was his cross appeal dismissed by the court, but his tenure is said to have expired
One of the consequences of the increasingly vague court judgments in Nigeria is that litigants often interpret rulings to serve their personal interests. This was evident in the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court judgment on the Labour Party’s leadership crisis involving Julius Abure and Senator Nnenadi Usman.
The judgment, which set aside earlier decisions of the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal that recognised Mr. Julius Abure as the Labour Party’s National Chairman, has sparked varied interpretations. Both Abure and the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, claim the ruling favours them.