The Labour Party (LP) has taken decisive steps to discipline its former National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, over alleged impersonation, corruption, and anti-party activities, following a Supreme Court judgment that nullified his leadership.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Monday, the Chairperson of the LP National Caretaker Committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, announced the constitution of a six-member Disciplinary Committee to investigate and recommend sanctions against Abure.
She described him as an impostor whose continued claim to the party’s leadership has damaged its integrity.
“Under Article 19 of the Labour Party Constitution (1999 as amended), the NEC hereby constitutes a disciplinary committee to investigate Barrister Julius Abure and recommend appropriate sanctions,” she declared.
The committee, chaired by Senator Ireti Kingibe and given 21 days to conclude its work, is expected to examine allegations of corruption, financial misconduct, and actions deemed detrimental to party unity.
Senator Usman expressed deep concern over Abure’s “continued impersonation” of the National Chairman’s office, in defiance of the Supreme Court’s April 4, 2025, ruling that definitively removed him from office.
“These actions have not only violated the spirit and letter of the law but have also brought the image and integrity of our great party into disrepute,” she said.
The party’s National Executive Council (NEC) gave Abure 48 hours to show cause why disciplinary action should not be taken against him and warned him to stop parading himself as LP National Chairman or face stiffer sanctions.
In addition, the party distanced itself from Abure’s recent verbal attacks on prominent LP figures, including 2023 Presidential Candidate Peter Obi and Abia State Governor Alex Otti.
Senator Usman tendered an unreserved apology to both leaders on behalf of the party, describing Abure’s remarks as “uncouth and unprovoked.”
“Rather than drag the image of the party into further disrepute, Mr. Abure is advised to deploy his time and attention to addressing the serious allegations of corruption, forgery, perjury, and criminal conspiracy pending against him,” she added.
Senator Usman went on to provide a timeline of Abure’s alleged violations, including the illegal issuance of State Executive Committee letters, organizing an unsanctioned national convention without proper congresses, and attempts to force INEC recognition through litigation.
She emphasized that the Labour Party is now focused on rebuilding, beginning with a nationwide membership registration and revalidation exercise.
Plans are also underway for ward, LGA, state, and zonal congresses culminating in a National Convention.
With the party’s leadership crisis now settled by the apex court, the Nenadi Usman-led Caretaker Committee called on all members and stakeholders to unite and reposition the LP as a “people-driven movement anchored on transparency, accountability, and internal democracy.”
