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Politics tamfitronics The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated that Julius Abure’s tenure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party expired in June 2024.This was made known in a counter affidavit filed in response to the Labour Party’s suit challenging its exclusion from INEC’s refresher training for uploading party agents ahead of the Edo and Ondo States governorship elections.INEC emphasized that the Labour Party’s leadership, including Abure, is no longer valid, and the Commission did not recognize the party’s March 2024 National Convention, which claimed to re-elect Abure as chairman.INEC maintained that the convention violated the Nigerian Constitution and Electoral Act, further stating that it only engages with parties that have valid and subsisting leadership.In a written address in support of the counter affidavit, INEC’s legal team, led by Tanko Inuwa, SAN, argued...