The acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, has recently vowed to show up at the ongoing Presidential Election Petition Tribunal again on Friday.
Apapa disclosed this to the media in an interview held at his hotel room in Abuja on Friday.
The LP acting chairman, who admitted receiving several threats following his clash with some angry supporters suspected to be members of the Obidient movement, disclosed that nothing will stop him from making another appearance at the court on Friday.
“Why should I run? It is my position as the acting national chairman to be there. I won’t run away from my responsibility just because some random people are calling and sending me death threats,” he bemoaned.
According to PUNCH report, that some aggressive supporters who are believed to be loyal to the suspended National Chairman, Julius Abure, strongly resisted journalists from interviewing the Lamidi Apapa-led faction.
The group waited to block the interview with Apapa and booed him while chanting “Ole” (thief).
To curtail the chaos, the police had to ward off the determined protestors who followed him and attempted to block him from entering his car to leave the premises.
Reacting to the allegation, Abure who held another press conference some hours later disclosed that his hands are clean.
He said: “An opposition political party says it is coming to visit you. It is only fair that you listen to what they are coming to say. And so we obliged them the opportunity to solicit our support.
“But we made it abundantly clear that the responsibility to appoint Senate President is that of the legislature. I also want to make it very clear that no money was given to me during or after their visit.”
(Upshotreports)