We’re hoping Tinubu would extend an invitation to us to join his government – Apapa Lamidi’s LP-faction

The Lamidi Apapa-led Labour Party group has applauded the Supreme Court’s ruling maintaining President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election held on February 25, 2023.

In order to move towards an inclusive government, the LP leadership expressed their hope that the president “will be magnanimous in victory by inviting the Labour Party leadership as a partner in progress.”

Abayomi Arabambi, the faction’s spokesperson, stated in a statement on Saturday in Abuja that the party was alerted to the Supreme Court’s ruling, which was handed down on October 26, 2023, confirming Tinubu as the victor.

He claims that the leadership of the party congratulates President Bola Tinubu “on his well-deserved victory at the supreme Court as the Legitimate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” joining the rest of Nigerians in doing so.
Arabambi went on, “With this win, all the disputes that occurred from the presidential and National Assembly Elections on February 25th have finally been resolved.

In order to move Nigeria forward, we hope that the president would be generous in victory and invite the leadership of the Labour Party to work with him towards establishing an inclusive government.

“We are here to reaffirm our unwavering support for a new and better Nigeria under your leadership. The Labour Party National Chairman, Alh Bashiru Lamidi Apapa, and Members of our great Party congratulate you once again.

He went on to say that Tinubu’s triumph at the Supreme Court was not coincidental, pointing out that he utilised all the strategies needed to win an election, having served as Lagos State’s governor twice and as a wealthy man who stayed committed to his long-term goals.

He claimed that the President was aware of his intentions because, in the face of “political shenanigans,” when hope seemed lost, he did not allow himself to be affected, instead choosing to spread the Emilokan political virus across the country and assert his right to victory in the Supreme Court.

Arabambi also praised Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, saying that he performed admirably during the election campaign and the subsequent legal disputes.

He urged to everyone who lost—including Mr. Peter Obi, the candidate for the Labour Party—to accept their loss and work with the government to advance Nigeria on behalf of the other executive members.