TODAY it was learned that the party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi has asked several key figures to put down their swords in order to mitigate the potential effects of the ongoing crisis within the Labor Party (LP). ) for his case before the trial. Presidential Election Complaints Court.
It comes as the party’s Acting National President, Lamidi Bashir Apapa, dismissed speculation that he was sponsored by the All Peoples Progressive Congress (APC) to usurp the party leadership and withdrew his lawsuit at Court petitions for the presidential election.
He said that as a founding member of the party, there was no way he could betray the party or its presidential candidate, Obi.
However, 36 state presidents have insisted that the besieged national president Julius Aure, who was fired by the court, remains the party’s national president.
But Apapa insisted that only a court could reinstate Aber. Concerned that the crisis could affect the party’s election petition, YOURDAY said Obi will first intervene to resolve differences between the warring factions to prevent outside elements from invading. join the party. Obi’s avoidance of questions about Labor Party activities is blamed for the protracted crisis that began in July 2022. “Obi doesn’t want to get caught up in the fight, especially when his eyes are on him. He’s fixated on winning the presidency. an election. He doesn’t want to get involved in an intra-party crisis,” a member of the NEC party told TODAY.
He said that given the current circumstances, Obi “has negotiated with two factions within the party to resolve the situation and allow the party’s work to proceed smoothly.
This stage is very important, he will not let things get out of hand. According to him, he reached out to the warring factions and persuaded them not to escalate the crisis.
