LP Suspends Acting Chairman, Lamidi Apapa Over “Anti-party Activities”

The Labour Party (LP) has suspended Lamidi Apapa, its acting national chairman.

Confirming the development on Tuesday, Yunusa Tanko, LP presidential campaign spokesperson, said the decision was reached at a meeting of the party’s national executive council (NEC) in Asaba, Delta state, on Tuesday.

He said Apapa was suspended for “anti-party activities, contravening the constitution of the party and running of parallel leadership and putting the party in total disrepute”.

Tanko said the meeting was attended by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), all the state chairmen of the party, and Peter Obi, LP presidential candidate.

Five others were also said to have been suspended including Saleh Lawal, deputy national secretary; Rawland Daramola, national financial secretary; Prince Reuben Favour, national vice-chairman, south-south; Samuel Akingbade, national legal adviser; and Mohammed Akali, national vice-chairman, north-east.

The NEC was also said to have extended the tenure of the present national working committee (NWC) of the party by one year.