A three-member panel of justices held that the appeal lacked merit and had become academic after Mr Kanu’s conviction for terrorism offences.
The judge directed parties to respect the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which earlier affirmed Mr Abure as the national chairman of the LP.
“So, workers should not live like, ‘Oh, money has been paid’. It means more work is expected from you,” Mr Wike said.
Mr Okupe, in an interview with journalists on Sunday, said the crisis could destabilise the nation if not quickly resolved.
Justice Barka struck out the appeal for being without merit and awarded the cost of N3 million against the appellants and in favour of Mr Ighodalo, PDP and INEC.
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal upheld the election of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress as the governor of Kogi.
Delivering the judgment, a three-member panel led by Justice Chidiebere Uwa dismissed the appeal for lacking merit.
Mr Lawal, who spoke through his media aide, Sulaiman Idris, in a statement in Gusau, described the verdict as a temporary setback.
On Friday, the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal nullified Governor Abba Yusuf’s election.
INEC had declared Mr Udende the winner of the senatorial election after polling 135,573 votes to defeat Mr Suswam, who garnered 112,231 votes.
