CITIZENS COMPASS – A seven-member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of Labour Party has announced the National Vice Chairman (South), of the party, Lamidi Apapa, as its acting chairman.
The announcement was made on Thursday, April 6, 2023.
The Committee said Apapa replaces the embattled chairman of the party, Julius Abure with immediate effect.
Prior to the announcement, some stern-looking police officers had taken over the national secretariat of the party in Abuja.
Speaking after an emergency meeting held at the party’s secretariat, on Thursday, April 6, 2023, Apapa said the NWC members acted on the judgement of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, which, on Wednesday, restrained Abure from parading himself as the National Chairman of the LP.
Recall that a court had granted an injunction restraining Abure and some executive members of the party from parading themselves as National leaders.
Apart from Abure, those affected by the court injunction were Abure, National Secretary, Umar Ibrahim; the National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara; and the National Organising Secretary, Clement Ojukwu.
The embattled leaders were accused of forgery.
Apapa told journalists that the NWC also reviewed the suspension of party members and exco that had earlier been suspended by the party leadership.
The three other officials restrained were also replaced by Alhaji Saleh Lawal (acting National Secretary, Rowland Daramola (acting Treasurer) and Reuben Favour (acting Organising Secretary).
