Labour Party Factional Chairman Lamidi Apapa, Peter Obi Attend Proceeding As Tribunal Resumes
- The factional leader of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, is currently in court as promised after the Wednesday, May 17, court brouhaha
- Interestingly, the party's presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi, appeared in court alongside the suspended LP national chairman, Julius Abure
- While the leadership crisis in the Labour Party worsens, Apapa has maintained that he remains the authentic chairman
The acting national chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, on Friday, May 19, kept his word on returning to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, following his attempt on Wednesday, May 17.
Apapa was spotted seated at the back of the courtroom as opposed to the area reserved for Labour Party representatives when the tribunal resumed proceedings on Friday, Channels TV reported.
Source: Twitter
Peter Obi and Apapa appear in court
Also present was the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
PAY ATTENTION: Share your outstanding story with our editors! Please reach us through info@corp.legit.ng!
In a picture making rounds on the internet, Obi appeared in the court alongside the substantive national chairman, Julius Abure, on Friday morning.
Comrade Deji Adeyanju, who shared the picture on Twitter, wrote:
"Peter Obi has continued to parade Abure as chairman of Labour Party despite his sack by the court over 2 months ago. He is in court with him right now. The law for impunity and lawlessness is real."
Confusion as man removes Lamidi Apapa’s cap in court, flees
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Lamidi Apapa was booed outside the appeal court in Abuja, the venue of the presidential election petition tribunal.
Some supporters of another faction of the party shouted ‘Ole’ (a Yoruba word for thief) as Apapa’s allies led him away from the court.
A man removed Apapa's cap and fled, as many verbal aggressive acts against the embattled LP leader continued.
Tribunal: Atiku’s petition against Tinubu stalls as court adjourns proceedings
The presidential election petition tribunal says it would reconvene to hear the petition filed by the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The tribunal in Abuja on Thursday, May 17, said Atiku's petition against Tinubu would be revisited on Friday, May 18.
Justice Haruna Tsammani, who leads the five-member panel, disclosed that the case was adjourned to continue the further pre-hearing session on the petition and to hear pending applications filed by respondents.
Court adjourns Peter Obi’s petition against Tinubu
Similarly, the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, against President-elect Bola Tinubu stalled again.
The presidential election petition tribunal on Wednesday, May 17, did not hear the petition as earlier scheduled.
According to the election tribunal, the hearing will resume Obi's petition on Friday, May 19, for cross-examination of witnesses.
Source: Legit.ng
