The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reinstated Julius Abure on its official website as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. INEC also re-listed Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim as the party’s National Secretary, citing a court order as the basis for the action. Similarly, the electoral body continues to recognize Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on its website, although it did not specify whether this recognition was also court-mandated. Last month, the Supreme Court overturned previous judgments by the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal that had affirmed Abure’s leadership, ruling instead that the matter was an internal affair of the Labour Party and therefore not subject to judicial review. Since the ruling, Abure has maintained his claim to the chairmanship, leaning on the apex court’s position that the dispute is beyond judicial scrutiny. Despite the Supreme Court’s decision, Abia State Governor Alex Otti and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, continue to support the Caretaker Committee led by Senator Nenadi Usman, insisting that the judgment effectively ousted Abure. On April 9, 2025, Governor Otti submitted a Certified True Copy of the Supreme Court judgment to INEC, aiming to promote clarity, mutual understanding, and institutional alignment within the party. Abure’s name was reportedly re-listed after INEC reviewed the Certified True Copy of the court's ruling. In a similar development, the Supreme Court in March also reversed lower court decisions that had removed Anyanwu as PDP’s National Secretary. The leadership battle had previously pitted Anyanwu against Sunday Ude-Okoye, who was backed by certain PDP governors. As with the Labour Party case, the Supreme Court emphasized that the lower courts lacked jurisdiction and that the dispute was an internal party matter.