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However, since its inauguration on September 4, the long wait for INEC to confer legitimacy on the committee is reportedly stalling its progress.

A member of the committee, who requested anonymity because they were not authorised to speak on the issue, expressed concerns that INEC has failed to officially act on their request since the letter was submitted on September 6.

According to the source, the delay has become a source of worry after INEC urged them to wait for the outcome of a lawsuit filed by the party leadership, which is currently before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

This legitimacy hurdle comes barely a week after The PUNCH reported that Julius Abure, the embattled Labour Party National Chairman, had dragged INEC to court to stop the commission from officially recognising the Usman-led leadership.

The source admitted that nobody expected to still be facing this bottleneck two weeks after the committee came on board.

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