The Labour Party has accused some loyalists of the factional National Chairman of the party, Lamidi Apapa, of invalidating all the elections won by the LP at a Kano State High Court sitting in Kano.
The Labour Party said the suspended National Legal Adviser of the party and a member of the Apapa-faction, Samuel Akingbade Oyelekan, on Wednesday, May 17, allegedly sneaked out of the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja to Kano to invalidate all the elections won by the LP, particularly the National Assembly poll across the country “on the ground that we didn’t submit register of voters to INEC”.
The party made this known via a statement issued on Wednesday by its acting National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh.
Ifoh stated that Akingbade, in collaboration with some members of the other political parties, asked the court to invalidate all the elections won by the Labour Party.
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He added: “Akingbade who presented himself as representing the Labour Party, did not oppose the motion, thus forcing the helpless judge to reserve judgement for tomorrow.
“Though, the party will appear before the court on Thursday to set aside the proceedings, but we have earlier raised the alarm of the plots by the opposition parties to ensure that Labour Party is reduced to the rubbles.
“Few weeks ago, we alerted Nigerians of plots to hijack the party and by extension, target all our cases in the tribunal. We have since produced evidences of the letters initiated by Akingbade to various tribunals asking for withdrawal of cases before them.
“We are using this medium to alert the judiciary and all law enforcement agencies, particularly, the police, DSS to note that Samuel Akingbade, Lamidi Apapa, Abayomi Arabambi and everyone in that camp have ceased to be representing Labour Party in whatever capacity. This statement serves as a disclaimer on them and for the information of Nigerians.
“These agents have taken their hatchet job to a new level and will stop at nothing in doing their paymasters bid to truncate our case in various tribunal. Nigerians must be on alert and join forces in ensuring that all the anti-democratic forces in our midst are subdued,” the LP spokesperson noted.
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