An Abuja high court has lifted the order banning Julius Abure from parading himself as the chairman of the Labour Party (LP).
On Friday, Justice Hamza Muazu granted a stay of execution order on the suspension of Abure; Clement Ojukwu, the national organising secretary of the party; and Oluchi Opara, the national treasurer.
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In April, the court suspended the LP national officials for allegedly forging documents to carry out a series of substitutions during the last general elections.
In a suit filed against them, the applicants had sought their removal as party officials, prompting the suspension.
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But after listening to arguments from parties on Friday, Justice Muazu granted the order for stay of execution pending the determination of the appeal filed by the defendants.
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