A High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State capital, yesterday stopped the Labour Party (LP) and its members from any suspension or purported suspension of its national officers till the determination of motion on notice.
Labour Party lawyer G. C. Igbokwe (SAN) confirmed to reporters that he had got a High Court order that status quo be maintained and no action, which might result in the suspension of any national officer of the party, be taken.
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This was confirmed through a statement issued by the LP National Secretary, Umar Farouk, in Abuja yesterday.
The leadership of Labour Party in Edo State, including the state, local government and ward executives, on Monday passed a vote of confidence in the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, who was allegedly suspended by a factional group of the party.
The party recalled that some groups, who claimed to be Ward 3 executives of the party in Edo State, led by the Ward Chairman, Martins Osigbemhe, had announced the suspension of the LP national chairman.