Peter Obi to Drop Petition Against Bola Tinubu? Labour Party Raises Alarm
- The Labour Party has alleged that its factional members, led by Lamidi Apapa, are plotting to scuttle the chances of Peter Obi at the tribunals in favour of Bola Tinubu and the APC
- Pastor Obiora Ifoh, the Labour Party's acting publicity secretary, alleged that the suspended former deputy national chairman was the mastermind behind the 'evil act'
- Ifoh claimed that the plots to frustrate the victory of Obi and the Labour Party at the tribunals were revealed by the legal team of the party
FCT, Abuja - The Labour Party has raised a fresh alarm on the plot by its factional members and leader to halt the ongoing petition filed by the party against Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to The Tribune, the presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT) will commence its hearing in a few days' time.
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Details of the plot to scuttle Peter Obi's chances at the tribunal in favour of Bola Tinubu and APC
Pastor Obiora Ifoh, the acting spokesperson of the Labour Party, in a statement on Tuesday, April 25, alleged that the faction led by the suspended Lamidi Apapa, deputy national chairman, are the masterminds of the "evil act".
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“Just this morning, our legal team was confronted by the stark revelation that these men have advanced their plot by approaching all the tribunals where our numerous candidates lodged their election petitions arising from the recently held general election."
Ifoh alleged that the Apapa faction is on the move to frustrate the "destined victory" of the Labour Party at the tribunals and cut short the growing Nigerian democracy.
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He further went on to list other suspended chieftains of the party as accomplices in the alleged move to scuttle the chances of the Labour Party at the tribunals.
Other members he mentioned were Abayomi Arabambi, Anselem Eragbe, Samuel Akingbade, and Gbenga Daramola, who were former publicity secretary, national youth leader, national legal adviser, and national financial secretary respectively, amongst others.
"No serious leader will go and rest in Nigeria": Peter Obi shades Tinubu
Legit.ng earlier reported that Peter Obi of the Labour Party had shaded Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, on his return to Nigeria from France in a veiled message.
During his visit to the Muslim community in Awka, the Anambra state capital, Obi said no serious leader would leave the country to rest somewhere else with the situation of Nigeria now.
The former governor of Anambra state said he had not rested since the election ended because of the dilemma Nigeria currently finds itself in.
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