Nenadi Usman-led LP wants acting INEC chairman arrested

In a new twist to the Labour Party (LP) crisis, the Interim National Chairman of the party, Senator Nenadi Usman, on Thursday called for the arrest of the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, over claims of collusion with Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC).

Usman, a former Minister of Finance, accused the INEC leadership of inviting Abure to a meeting of political party leaders on the excuse of complying with a nonexistent court order.

Usman’s reaction was contained in a statement by her office titled, “INEC’s Acting Chair in Criminal Collusion with Julius Abure Over Fake Court Order – She Must Be Arrested, and signed by her Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Ken Asogwa.

The party said the action of the Ag. INEC chairman to invite Abure to a meeting with political party leaders was a total disregard for the April 4 judgment of the Supreme Court, which ended the tenure of his NWC.

“In her defence, she stated that INEC was merely obeying a court order, claiming that if the faction led by Senator Nenadi Usman presented a valid judgement in their favour, the Commission would comply accordingly.

“However, our independent and painstaking investigation has revealed that no such court order exists.

“While it is true that Mr Abure filed a suit against INEC in Suit No: CV/1914/2025, before Hon. Justice Kayode Agunloye of Court 40, FCT High Court, Gwagwalada, our formal request for a Certified True Copy (CTC) of any order purportedly recognising him as Chairman was met with a categorical confirmation from the court that no such order was ever granted”, the statement noted.

Usman challenged Agbamuche-Mbu to produce the said court order that empowered her to recognise Abure last Tuesday.

The LP added, “The truth is that INEC’s acting leadership has wilfully relied on a fabricated and non-existent order to justify an illegal and politically motivated act.

“Although it would have still been null and void even if such an order existed, especially in the face of the Supreme Court’s unambiguous judgement of 4th April 2025, which conclusively upheld Senator Nenadi Usman’s leadership of the Labour Party.”

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