Anambra LP disowns Apapa as national chairman, supports Peter Obi

The State Executive Council (SEC) of the Labour Party in Anambra State headed by Chief Ugochukwu Emeh has affirmed its support for the party’s faction headed by Julius Abure as national chairman.

It also endorsed Mr. Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections and Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as his vice presidential candidate in their ongoing legal dispute before the electoral petitions tribunal.

On behalf of the State Executive Committee, Chief Emeh read resolutions severing the state from Alhaji Lamidi Apapa at a press conference held shortly after their meeting on Saturday in Awka.