The Secretary of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, loyal to the Julius Abure-led faction, Mr Sam Okpala, says the party’s internal leadership crisis has slowed preparations for the 2027 general elections.
Okpala said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, while speaking on efforts to reposition the party ahead of the elections.
He said members of the faction were awaiting the Supreme Court’s final decision on the matter before taking further political steps.
According to him, although the High Court and the Court of Appeal recognised Sen. Nenadi Usman as the party’s national chairman, the Abure-led faction has challenged the judgments at the Supreme Court.
“As things stand today, we are still in court. We have approached the Supreme Court to make the final pronouncement on the leadership dispute.
