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LAMIDI APAPA TAKES OVER AS LABOUR PARTY NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
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Lamidi Apapa has declared himself the new National Chairman of the Labour Party, citing a Supreme Court judgment that sacked Julius Abure. However, the party is now embroiled in a leadership crisis with four factional chairmen: Lamidi Apapa, Julius Abure, Nenadi Usman from Peter Obi’s faction, and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). The development comes as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has allegedly barred leaders from Obi’s faction from submitting a certified true copy of the Supreme Court judgment removing Abure. INEC denied access to the party leaders and stakeholders, citing no official reason, while security operatives barricaded the gate. Apapa’s claim to the chairmanship is backed by a September 2023 Supreme Court ruling affirming him as the Labour Party’s National Chairman. The judgment recognized Apapa as the legitimate chairman and directed INEC to deal with him regarding the party’s candidates for upcoming elections. The Labour Party’s leadership crisis is yet to be resolved, with multiple factions vying for control.