April 19,2023. The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) took a new twist yesterday when the National Executive Council (NEC) of the party loyal to the embattled national chairman, Julius Abure, suspended the national deputy chairman, Alhaji Lamidi Apapa, and five others over anti-party activities. The suspension is contained in the communique of the |
The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) deepened on Tuesday as it suspended a factional leader, Mr Lamidi Apapa, its National Deputy Chairman (South) and some other officials. The party also appointed acting executive members according to a statement signed by Ms Ladi Iliya, National Deputy Chairperson and Mr Kenedy Ahanotu Deputy National Secretary.
The National Legal Adviser, Samuel Akingbade has said the appointment of Pa Bashiru Lamidi Apapa as the party’s acting chairman was not influenced by any outside force. The legal practitioner stated this while reacting to wide speculation that Lamidi was planted as a mole to destroy the party by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).