I remain LP National Chairman, Lamidi Apapa Insists

The deputy national chairman (south) of the Labour Party (LP), says he remains the acting national chairman of the party.

Apapa had on April 6 declared that he had taken charge of the affairs of the party.

The declaration came a few hours after Julius Abure, national chairman of the LP, alleged that thugs aided by police officers invaded the party’s headquarters in the federal capital territory (FCT) and caused damage to the property.

In a television interview on Sunday, Apapa said he has been a member of the party since 2002, and as such, he cannot work against the LP.

Apapa said he is not being sponsored to cause a crisis in the party.

“That is not true. Nobody is sponsoring me,” he said.

“I was the chairman of the party in Oyo, and gubernatorial candidate of the party in 2007.

“I have been praying that one day; this Labour Party will lead Nigeria. And if it has come to this level, how will a reasonable say I was there to work for somebody?”

When asked if he has the support of the ‘Obidients’ — supporters of LP presidential candidate Peter Obi — he said: “I think so, they are on my side.”

The LP chieftain said his actions are in order since a court had asked Abure to step down as the chairman of the party.