Nationwide Chairman of the Labour Get together (LP), Barr. Julius Abure has mentioned he would institute authorized motion in opposition to a factional chieftain of the celebration, Abayomi Arabambi for defamation.
Abure mentioned this in a press assertion the place he suggested members of the Labour Get together and unsuspecting members of the general public to keep away from the Apapa led renegade group as they lacked any locus to symbolize the Get together.
Abure mentioned this in an announcement the place he requested the general public to take care of the genuine Labour Get together led by his Govt.
The assertion signed by the Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the Get together, Pastor Obiora Ifoh reads partly: “Abayomi Arabambi will likely be sued in his private capability for misinforming the individuals and maligning my character, when he alleged that, the signature of a choose was cast and that I’ve by no means practiced legislation in Nigeria and subsequently calling to query my certification as a lawyer.”
Talking on the alleged forensic report, LP’s Nationwide Chairman emphasised, that, within the case of Splendor Eze Oko and the case of Murphy Imansuen, the police investigation report, authorized recommendation and forensic report had said clearly that “I by no means cast the signature of any candidate.”
The Nationwide Chairman of the Labour Get together mentioned: “If we single out the case in FCT, the case in FCT was an interim order and based mostly on the foundations of the FCT Excessive Courtroom, that court docket order not has life after seven day.
“Within the occasion case, it has lapsed besides it’s prolonged or renewed and it’s not to our information that it’s renewed.
“You will need to additionally observe that FCT Excessive Courtroom itself by Justice Muazu has stayed the proceedings and the order since their enchantment has been entered within the Courtroom of Attraction.
“The Courtroom of Attraction has equally additionally stayed the order and the proceedings within the FCT Excessive Courtroom pending the listening to and dedication of a matter on the Courtroom of Attraction.
“All these level to the truth that the interim order has no life anymore. Arising from Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa gubernatorial elections throughout which the Apapa faction threw up some candidates and tried to make use of the courts to smuggle their candidates to the poll.
“All of the courts, from the tribunal to the Federal Excessive Courts together with state excessive court docket, as much as the supreme court docket have all held that Apapa didn’t have locus standi to conduct main not to mention placing up such candidates for any election.
“It is because of this solely the candidates nominated by NWC led by me participated within the elections of Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States. Consequently all controversies referring to management of the celebration are laid to relaxation.”
The Nationwide Chairman of the Labour Get together, mentioned points bordering on factions within the celebration have been laid to relaxation by the judgment of the Supreme Courtroom which emphatically said {that a} dissident group led by a former Deputy Nationwide Chairman, Lamidi Apapa lacks the locus to behave on behalf of the celebration, together with to throw up candidates for election.
Abure additionally clarified that whereas a Federal Excessive Courtroom in Benin and the Courtroom of Attraction have since delivered judgements which recognise him because the substantive nationwide chairman of the Labour Get together, the interim order by an FCT Excessive Courtroom which Apapa and his cohorts have been counting on, not have life after seven days based mostly on Order 43, rule 3, sub rule 2 of the civil process guidelines.
“Any one who goes round within the title of Labour Get together, aside from the Abure-led Nationwide Govt is against the law, is unconstitutional, is in opposition to the legislation and the particular person does so at his peril as a result of the particular person stands the chance of contempt of court docket.
“We consider very strongly that these persons are nonetheless appearing as a result of they wish to defraud unsuspecting members of the general public. I’m utilizing this chance to warn proper pondering members of the society of the neighborhood of Nigeria and outdoors to not have any dealings with Apapa and his so-called executives.”