The factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Lamidi Apapa, has said he was nearly killed by a mob that attacked him on Wednesday, May 17, at the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
Recall that Apapa was booed by the mob while he was leaving the court after clashing with the erstwhile national chairman, Julius Abure, over a seat.
Addressing journalists after the incident, Apapa insisted that the suspension of the embattled LP National Chairman, Abure, by an FCT High Court paved way for him to function in that capacity.
According to Apapa, the seat reserved for LP’s national chairman ought to have been occupied by him, adding that it was wrong for the Director-General of Obi campaign organization, Akin Osuntokun, to occupy it.
“I went to him (Osuntokun) and inquired to know on what capacity he was sitting on the seat. I told him that since I am in court today, I am the right person to sit on that chair,” he narrated.
On how he was mobbed, Apapa, said: “They po¥nced on me, removed my cap and I am very sure that if not that you people (journalists) were there, I would have been d€ad by now.
As you can see, I have recovered my cap. But as for the person that removed my cap, he will suffer till the end of his life. I saw him. He is a young chap but he will never grow old.”