The leadership of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State has dismissed as false and baseless reports alleging that a State High Court sitting in Yenagoa delivered a ruling on the party’s leadership dispute.
The party described the claim as “totally fake,” insisting that no such case was ever instituted before the court.
The State Legal Adviser of the Labour Party, Barr. Kikanwa Linda Enu Timipre, made this clarification in a statement issued on Thursday, refuting claims by unidentified individuals that a court ruling had been delivered in a suit purportedly filed over the party’s leadership tussle.
According to her, there was never any suit instituted at the Bayelsa State High Court, let alone one dismissed for lack of merit or jurisdiction.
“There was no action filed in the Bayelsa State High Court by any individual or group concerning the leadership dispute in the Labour Party,” she stated. “I challenge anyone making such claims to provide verifiable proof of such a suit.”
The controversy followed a recent publication by unnamed persons alleging that the Yenagoa High Court had dismissed a lawsuit filed by state chairmen loyal to the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, who emerged from the Nnewi Convention held on March 27, 2024.
The publication further claimed that the purported dismissal was in line with a Supreme Court judgment of April 4, 2025, which allegedly sacked Abure and declared his tenure expired.
However, Barr. Timipre described these assertions as entirely misleading, noting that the Supreme Court had clearly established that issues relating to party leadership remain internal affairs of political parties.
The report also claimed that the court upheld the Interim National Caretaker Committee led by Nenadi Esther Usman as acting in accordance with legality and party integrity.
Reacting, the Legal Adviser dismissed the claims as the handiwork of mischief-makers, possibly from opposing factions within the party.
“My attention has been drawn to a press release by an unnamed person, presumably from the Nenadi Usman group or enemies of the party,” she said.
“It is important to categorically state that no such case exists at the Bayelsa State High Court. These claims are false and intended to mislead the public.”
She, however, clarified that a separate matter filed at the Federal High Court sitting in Bayelsa State was voluntarily withdrawn by the plaintiff after the issues raised were addressed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“The suit at the Federal High Court was withdrawn on the grounds that the reliefs sought had been addressed by INEC in a letter dated February 16, 2026. Consequently, the court struck out the case without cost,” she added.
The Labour Party in the state therefore urged the public to disregard the alleged court ruling, describing it as a fabrication aimed at creating confusion within the party.
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