The Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has backed the party’s embattled national chairman, Julius Abure, amid the party’s leadership crisis.

Obi stated on Tuesday at the LP National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Asaba, Delta State, that Abure is his own man and that the party will continue to support him.

Recall that a Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered Abure to refrain from portraying himself as the LP’s national chairman a week after a ward in the party’s Edo State chapter suspended him for alleged anti-party activities.

Lamido Bashir Apapa, the LP’s national vice chairman who had been suspected of being supported by opposing parties, took over the party in an acting capacity immediately following the court decision.

In another twist, a High Court in Benin issued an order prohibiting anyone from deposing the embattled party chairman.

However, the former Anambra State Governor stated that the case is still in court and that he will not talk on the matter, adding that he will continue to respect the judiciary.

“The case is in court,” Obi stated. I admire him for it, but he is still my man.”

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Meanwhile, Obi has underlined his intention to retrieve his stolen mandate’ in the aftermath of the contentious Adamawa governorship election.

Recall that the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari, pronounced Aisha Binani the winner of the governorship race on Sunday while the results of the supplementary poll were still being collated.

However, Ari’s statement was overturned by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Many Nigerians fiercely opposed the decision, branding it as an illegal and stolen mandate.

In a late-night Twitter tweet, Peter Obi, who is disputing President-elect Bola Tinubu’s victory in court, asked Nigerians to be calm, emphasizing that he will never give up on the road of reclaiming the mandate for a new Nigeria.

According to the former governor of Anambra State, he never anticipated the road to a new Nigeria to be simple, but he will remain law-abiding.

He reiterated his commitment to building a Nigeria that will be beneficial to every Nigerian adding the struggle to reclaim the mandate is not about him but, about millions of Nigerians.