The crisis rocking the leadership of Labour party in Nigeria may soon be a thing of the past as the two faction led by Julius Abure and Lamidi Apapa agreed to an out of court settlement on Thursday rising from a court sitting in Abuja.
Recall that seven members of the party’s National Working Committee has invaded the secretariat where they announced the appointment of the National Vice Chairman (South), Lamidi Bashir Apapa, as Acting National Chairman.
In his maiden address, Apapa said his appointment was part of the outcome of an emergency meeting of the NWC which was a sequel to the judgement of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court.
As a supervisory parent body, the NLC has continued to mediate between the two factions to find a lasting solution to the imbroglio and this mediation came to a head Thursday when the NLC General secretary Comrade Emma Ugboaja esq, led Nigerian workers in solidarity to the court hearing of the warring factions at the FCT High Court.
While addressing Nigerian workers and newsmen, he advocated for out-of-court settlement since it’s a family matter and his suggestion was affirmed by the aggrieved parties.
The factional Chairman, Lamidi Apapa was also present as he affirmed to the out-of-court reconciliation as opined by the General Secretary of the NLC.
Folarin Kehinde is an Abuja-based journalist with over 5 years of experience in journalism. His work has earned him national and international recognition across various beats, including environment, health and politics.
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