Labour Party Knocks Apapa Over Alleged Fraudulent Judgment Against Athan Achonu

The Labour Party (LP), has knocked a factional leader of the party, Lamidi Apapa for allegedly securing a fraudulent judgment against the party’s governorship candidate in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu.

Naija News reports that the party in a statement said Apapa and his faction are known for procuring what he described as “backdoor judgments.”

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, in the statement noted that Apapa and his faction are up to mischief again by propagating falsehood, misinformation and series of black ails.

According to him, the judgment against Achonu can not stand the test of time.

The statement reads: “The leadership of the Labour Party read with utter dismay the judgement entered against our candidate in the November governorship election in Imo State, Distinguished Senator Athan Achonu

“We can confirm that the judgement was fraudulently procured by our former but now suspended members led by Lamidi Apapa and we have directed our legal team to appeal the judgment with immediate effect.

“This is not the first time we will be seeing such a backdoor judgement. Not too long ago, we intimated Nigerians, particularly our teaming party members, of the activities of the Apapa led renegades; how they have been moving round Nigeria shopping for a willing court that will do their biddings.

“The judgement in Bayelsa is akin to what transpired in Kano State recently, where they procured a judgement against our party and against our Abia State then governor-elect. They have not relented on their evil mission, hence this judgement in Bayelsa State, even against the territorial jurisdiction as required by the law of the land.

“The fraudulently procured judgement is against the doctrine of fair hearing as provided by the 1999 Constitution, as the party candidate was not a subject to the suit and therefore not aware of the ongoing litigation. All they did was that the Apapa cronies came together, divided themselves, some posing as defendants and the others as petitioners.

“They sued and appeared for and against themselves and procured the backdoor judgement unknown to the candidate. The judgement will obviously not stand; It cannot stand the fire in the Court of Appeal and it cannot stand against the principles of the constitution.”