JUST IN: Apapa Labour Party Faction Invites Peter Obi

• Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi invited for NEC meeting by Lamidi Apapa faction.

• The invitation is as a result of the 5th April, 2023 FCT High Court Order restraining Julius Abure and four (4) others from parading themselves as officers of the labour party, LP.

• The meeting is also expected to address various issues related to the party and its future..

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party faction led by Lamidi Apapa has invited Peter Obi and other party candidates and stakeholders for a National Executive Council meeting scheduled for May 3, 2023, in Bauchi, Northeast Nigeria.

The letter, dated April 28, 2023, and titled ‘Invitation to the Labour Party (LP) National Executive Council, NEC Meeting,’ was signed by Apapa, the Acting National Chairman, and Alhaji Saleh Lawan, the Acting National Secretary.

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The faction has invited all LP National Assembly members, including Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, elected LP State Assembly members, 2023 LP governorship, National and State Assembly candidates, and all National Working Committee and National Executive Committee members of the party.

The invitation letter obtained by SaharaReporters stated, “You are hereby invited to the main National Executive Council, NEC Meeting of the Labour Party, LP coming up on the 3rd May 2023 at Bauchi, in Bauchi state.

“This is as a result of the 5th April, 2023 FCT High Court Order restraining Julius Abure and four (4) others from parading themselves as officers of the labour party, LP. In compliance with the constitution of the party and the court order, we shall be having the validly convened NEC as stipulated above. Your presence is highly important,” the letter added.

The faction has identified the contact person as Barr. Akingbade Oyelekan, National Legal Adviser, and Comrade Eragbe Anslem, National Youth Leader.

The invitation has come after the recent court order restraining Julius Abure and four others from parading themselves as officers of the Labour Party. The factional leadership has stated that the NEC meeting will be held in compliance with the party’s constitution and the court order.

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Abia State Governor-elect, Alex Otti, has also been invited to attend the meeting. The meeting is expected to address various issues related to the party and its future.

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