There was tension at the Court of Appeal premises, venue of the Presidential Election Petition Court as two factions of the Labour Party clashed, shortly after proceedings.

The commotion started when journalists were about to conduct an interview with the factional Chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, but were met with stiff resistance from loyalists of Julius Abure, another factional leader of Labour Party.

The faction loyal to Abure shouted and dragged Apapa screaming that he must not talk, and that he was an impostor and a thief.

The Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the LP questioned why members of the party loyal to the Julius Abure were in the court.

They insisted that the ruling of a High Court of the FCT, suspending the Abure-led faction must be obeyed, and that they had no business being in Court.

As at the time of this report, Apapa had been taken into protective custody by the police.

Earlier, the sign of trouble started when Apapa wanted to announce appearanc in court after the National Women Leader of the Labour Party, Mrs Dudu Maluga had announced her name.

However, when the Chairman of the PEPC, Justice Haruna Tsammani noticed the faction in the courtroom, he did not record their appearance again.

Details later…