The Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party has dismissed the claim that it approached the Election Tribunal asking for withdrawal of cases, including the petition brought against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the Apapa faction said the allegation was a ploy by the Julius Abure faction to gain cheap public sympathy.
Spokesperson for the Apapa group, Abayomi Arabambi stated that the attempt to distract public attention from the real issues will fail.
Vanguard on Wednesday quoted Arabambi as saying: “It is sad, unfortunate and disheartening that individuals who have been stopped by a court of competent jurisdiction from parading themselves as leaders of our beloved party have resorted to cheap blackmail and subterfuge.
“Abure and his cohorts cannot speak for our party and as I speak to you, we have not filed any matter seeking to discontinue our party’s challenge to the outcome of the Presidential election. It is not true.”
