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He argued that Obi and Otti would be out of line to appeal the judgement since they were not a party to the suit in the first place, and any move to appeal the court ruling would show them as power grabbers.
In a decision delivered last Tuesday, Justice Nwiteaffirmed the leadership of the Abure factionof the party and validated the March 2024 Nnewi convention that established the current national leadership, directing INEC to acknowledge this authority.
So if ab initio they were arguing that the party is not recognised, and that is why they are pulling out and form the transition committee, now the court has said the party is recognised.
Speaking on the possibility of an appeal, Ifoh urged Obi and others in his team to jettison such thoughts and subject themselves to the leadership of Abure in the interest of the party.
In his words,“It would be unfortunate if they toe that line, because you can’t appeal a judgment that you are not a party to.
Is it that you don’t like the leadership and want to bring your own leadership? “What is important is that the Labour Party has been in existence and we have our fair share of crisis, which has been firmly resolved in the interest of the party.
“There are so many instances in the Nigerian law that says if you are not a party to any suit, you cannot appeal.
The Labour Party faction loyal to Peter Obi, however,rejected the court ruling and vowedto appeal it.
If you don’t like the leadership, you will have to wait until its term expires in four years..
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