Abure-Led Labour Party Faction Protest At INEC Headquarters Over Excluded Candidates

Supporters of Julius Abure, a factional leader of the Labour Party (LP), staged a protest on Wednesday outside the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja.

They were protesting INEC’s decision to leave out their candidates from the list for the upcoming Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections and some National Assembly bye-elections.

The group marched around the INEC building, chanting and holding up placards with messages like “INEC should respect the rule of law,” “Supreme Court judgement favours Julius Abure,” “Caretaker committee is not a political party,” “Stop killing democracy in Nigeria,” and “INEC should not kill the greatest opposition party in Nigeria.”

Security officers were present throughout the protest to maintain order.

But the Labour Party’s current leadership has disowned the protest, warning that the action was neither authorised nor recognised by the legitimate organs of the party.

The party also condemned the protest, saying it was not approved by any legitimate organ of the party, calling those behind it impostors.

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KanyiDaily recalls that Julius Abure recently responded to criticism over his recent meeting with Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).