Lamidi Apapa takes over LP management after Supreme Courtroom judgment

The management tussle between the Julius Abure-led Nationwide Working Committee and the Nenadi Usman Caretaker Committee, backed by Governor Alex Otti and LP presidential candidate within the 2023 election, Peter Obi, took a dramatic flip following the return of factional chief Lamidi Apapa.

Apapa, who had disappeared from the political circle prior to now yr, introduced on Wednesday that he has taken over the management of the Labour Party following the discharge of the Licensed True Copy of final Friday’s Supreme Courtroom judgment.

PidomNigeria On-line studies that in its latest judgment, a five-member panel of the Supreme Courtroom put aside the choice of the Courtroom of Appeal in Abuja, which had recognised Abure because the social gathering’s nationwide chairman.

In line with him, the apex court docket verdict places him in pole place to interchange Abure being probably the most senior Nationwide Deputy Chairman of the social gathering.

He disclosed this in a press release signed by the factional Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Dr Abayomi Arabambi.

Within the assertion, Apapa additionally introduced that his Nationwide Working Committee, as of 2022, will formally meet subsequent Monday (14th April 2025) to debate zoning preparations.

The assertion learn, “Following the dismissal of the cross-appeal filed by the ousted former Nationwide Chairman, Bar Julius Abure, additionally by the Supreme Courtroom on 4th April 2025, what this implies is that each one actions and selections taken by Julius Abure since 4th April 2023 are null and void.

“Following the choice of the Supreme Courtroom to put aside all judgments that recognise the management of Julius Abure as Nationwide Chairman, I, Alhaji Bashiru Lamidi Apapa, probably the most senior deputy nationwide, and in consonance with our social gathering structure, Article 14 2(a)(b), hereby take over the working of the affairs of our nice social gathering with impact from right now, in an performing capability, and Alh Farouk Umar Ibrahim as Nationwide Secretary.

“My management hereby calls on all members of the Labour Party that the Nationwide Working Committee of our social gathering as of 2022 will meet subsequent week, Monday, 14th April 2025, to announce our plans, which can embody zoning the place of Nationwide Chairman to the North and Nationwide Secretary to the South.”