LP’s Julius Abure faction warns INEC against excluding party logo in August bye-election
Leadership of the Julius Abure faction of the Labour Party has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against excluding the party’s logo in the Aug. 16 bye-election.
National publicity secretary of the faction, Obiora Ifoh, gave the warning in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja
Ms Ifoh said that the party would seek the nullification of the election, in line with the provisions of the law, if the names of its candidates were not included in the bye-elections.
He called on well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on INEC to respect the constitution and the electoral laws in the discharge of its duties.
“Going by the Electoral Act 2022, any political party which is excluded from participating in any election is expected to approach the court for remedy,” he said.
Ms Ifoh recalled the Supreme Court judgement delivered on April 4, which declared the issue of leadership as an internal affair of the party.
“Going by the internal mechanism of the party, it held a convention on March 27, 2024, at Nnew,i which produced the current leadership, as led by Barrister Julius Abure,” he said.
Ms Ifoh, therefore, urged INEC to respect the decisions of both the Supreme Court and the leadership of the party.
(NAN)
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