The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi was in court on Wednesday as the 2023 presidential election petition tribunal continued its sitting in Abuja.
Apart from Obi, the Director-General of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Akin Osuntokun, the Labour Party national women leader, Mrs Dudu Manuga and others were also spotted in court.
Julius Abure was also in attendance in court but didn’t announce his appearance as the Labour Party National Chairman.
Earlier, there was a mild drama as the self-acclaimed ‘acting’ chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa arrived at the premises of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja to attend the continued hearing of the arguments about the outcome of the 2023 presidential elections.
Recall, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, affirmed Apapa as the acting national chairman of the party pending any other court order.
Following the court order, Lamidi arrived the Appeal Court Abuja for continuation sessions of the pre-hearing of the Presidential Election Tribunal slated to resume today, and attempted to occupy the seat reserved for the National Chairman, Julius Abure but was met with resistance from some members of the party, leading to an altercation inside the court room.
The refusal of Lamidi to occupy seats in the plaintiffs’ gallery at the presidential tribunal led to a heated exchange between supporters of the two factional leaders.
He was later seen walking away after the secretary of the presidential election petition court, Josephine Ekperobe stepped in.
Speaking about the incident, the Labour chieftain via his official Twitter page noted that ‘some hired political clowns and impostors masquerading as Labour Party chieftains wanted to disrupt proceedings in court but were disgraced.’
He wrote: “We are back again in the Court of Appeal today, 17th May, 2023, for the continuation of hearing in our petition to dethrone the old order and usher in a new Nigeria. @PeterObi is in court. Some hired political clowns and impostors masquerading as Labour Party chieftains wanted to disrupt proceedings in court but were disgraced. Victory is ours by the grace of God.”
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