Apapa’s Labour Party Faction Invites Peter Obi, Otti, Others For NEC Meeting

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s candidate in the just concluded presidential election, has been invited to a meeting by the party’s factional leadership, which is run by Lamidi Apapa.

For its National Executive Council meeting on May 3, 2023, in Bauchi, Northeastern Nigeria, the faction also invited additional party candidates and stakeholders.

Along with elected members of the LP National Assembly, Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, elected members of the LP State Assembly, candidates for the 2023 LP governorship, National and State Assembly, and all members of the party’s National Working Committee and National Executive Committee, Abia State Governor-elect Alex Otti was also invited to the meeting.

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

The invitation letter obtained on SaharaReporters reads, “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.”

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“Your presence is highly important,” the letter added.

Barr. Akingbade Oyelekan, National Legal Adviser, and Comrade Eragbe Anslem, National Youth Leader, were listed as the contacts in the letter.

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