By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City
The Edo state Labour Party chairman, Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi has debunked the story trending in some social media concerning Lamidi Apapa being made the labour party chairman insisting that it was mere falsehood adding that Barrister Julius Abure remains the chairman of the party.
He made this observation in a release made available to the Press yesterday in Benin city
According to the release, Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi insisted that Barr. Julius Abure remains the chairman of LP.
” It has come to our notice of a report on social media claiming that Lamidi Apapa has been appointed as the National Chairman of Labour Party by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court.
” Nothing could be more farther from the truth than the above falsehood as it is mere fabrications aimed at misleading the public.
” The substantive matter before the court is yet to be heard and how on earth would a competent Court of law arrive at such verdict when the matter before it has not been heard?
” In the light of the above, I enjoin the general public, members of the Labour Party and all our numerous supporters to disregard the baseless story as it is only a concorted fabrications whose sole aim is to mislead the unsuspecting public.
He insisted that Barr Julius Abure remains the chairman of LP, the release concluded.