If Not For God, I Would Have Died In Court Today — Apapa Breaks Silence
Lamidi Apapa, the factional National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has expressed his gratitude to God for saving his life after being mobbed at the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
Our heritage reporter Nigeria reports that the incident occurred during the proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Wednesday.
In a video that circulated earlier, Apapa was seen being escorted out of the court by a police operative while being subjected to verbal abuse and accusations of theft from enraged supporters of the Labour Party.
Apapa, who was later released from protective custody by security operatives, addressed reporters and explained his presence in court.
He stated that he attended to assert himself as the Acting National Chairman of the party and to gain insight into the progress of the petition filed by the party’s candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
The LP factional chairman revealed that he sensed trouble before the court proceedings began when Akin Osuntokun, the Director-General of Obi’s campaign organization, refused to vacate a seat reserved for the party’s chairman.
Apapa approached Osuntokun to question his occupancy, asserting his right to the chair as he was present in court that day.
