Onyekachi Eze 
The Labour Party (LP) has said it has uncovered a plot by the group led by suspended National Vice Chairman, Lamidi Apapa, to cause confusion at the venue of the tribunal hearing the petition filed by its presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi, challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as president-elect.
LP in a statement issued by acting National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said part of the plot is for Apapa, on the next adjourned day, to force himself to appear as LP representative.
The party noted that the expelled former National Publicity Secretary Abayemi Arabambi, had boasted to desecrate the sanctity of the tribunal venue on the next adjourned date.
“This will be the height of the APC’s evil plot and executed by Apapa and his gang to frustrate the peaceful judicial process being witnessed by Nigerians.
“They are hoping to inject tumultuous scene and probably force the process to a halt,” the statement added.
It recalled that a few weeks ago, LP alerted Nigerians of plots by the group to withdraw the cases filled by some of its candidates in the tribunals, “allegations they are yet to exonerate themselves.
“We have also alerted Nigerians how these men who have no known source of income are now flying private jets and living in five-star hotels.”
The party accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of sponsoring the crisis within its ranks, arguing that “the huge financial war chest being deployed to achieve this inglorious plot to halt a popular aspiration of millions of Nigerians for a new and prosperous nation, leaves a huge gap on the dexterity and desperation of these evil plotters.”
LP noted that its presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi, in his public and private statements, “has never said or by implication, insinuate that May 29 should be shifted.
“He is a democrat and he is one person that believes so much in the judiciary as the last arbiter, and that is why he has resorted to the court to seek justice.”
The party wondered why the May 29 handover date should continue to give APC a sleepless night, “and has pushed them into deploying already compromised and fallen members of the Labour Party, led by Apapa and Arabambi as their compere to sing a song danced only by themselves.
“You do not need to spend millions of naira to tell Nigerians what they already know through various media spaces.
“Nigerians already know that you are sponsored to work against the presidential ambition of Peter Obi.
“Nigerians cannot be taken for granted any longer and no amount of violence hatched and perpetuated by APC using the faction they created in the Labour Party will stop what destiny has purposed for the nation.
“We are therefore urging Nigerians to stop these paid hirelings who will stop at nothing from frustrating the will of God for Nigerians.”
