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The Senator Nenadi Usman-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) has levelled fresh allegations against the Julius Abure-led group, accusing it of engaging in forum shopping to secure favourable court orders.
Usman claimed that Abure and his allies allegedly obtained an interlocutory order from a Nasarawa State High Court directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload their candidates’ names for the forthcoming FCT Council polls.
She, however, described the move as a sign of desperation.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by her Senior Special Adviser (Media), Ken Asogwa.
It read, “The leadership of the Labour Party is appalled by reports circulating in certain sections of the media alleging that a Nasarawa State High Court granted an interlocutory order – purportedly at the instance of Barrister Julius Abure and his faction – directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload their candidates’ names for the forthcoming FCT Council elections.
“The timing of this so-called court order’s release to the public is as suspicious as it is mischievous, coming on the eve of nationwide bye-elections. Even more telling is the fact that the purported order – laughable as it is – specifically refers to elections slated for February next year.
“Given Abure’s notorious record in matters of forgery, this development, if true, would come as no surprise. Nigerians will recall his criminal manipulation during the 2023 Ebonyi State governorship election, an act for which the Attorney-General of the Federation has implicitly directed his prosecution by the police – a charge that still hangs over him like the proverbial sword of Damocles.
“Even if, in the unlikely event, this inconsequential order was genuinely obtained, Abure’s decision to engage in blatant forum shopping – running to a Nasarawa State High Court in a matter over which the Federal High Court has exclusive constitutional jurisdiction – underscores the depth of his legal and moral bankruptcy.