Nigeria, July 24 -- The Nenadi Usman-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) has distanced itself from recent remarks by its 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, who referred to Julius Abure as the party's substantive national chairman.

During a meeting of the Abure-led faction of the party in Abuja on Monday, Mr Baba-Ahmed referred to Mr Abure as the chairman. He reiterated this in an interview on Channels Television's "Sunrise Daily" programme.

Reacting to the development, the Nenadi Usman-led faction, in a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday by Ken Asogwaxw2, Mrs Usman's media aide, said the Supreme Court had settled the party's leadership dispute in a judgement delivered on 4 April.

"While Dr. Baba-Ahmed, l...