Olumide Akpata, Gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has released his statement following the declaration of Monday Okpebholo as winner of the Edo State Governorship Election 2024.
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| Peter Obi rallying support for Olumide Akpata, LP Edo State Gubernatorial candidate, prior to the Edo State Governorship Election 2024. Photo: @PeterObi |
Monday Okpebholo of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) beat Asue Ighodalo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP), to emerge Edo State Governor-Elect; as declared by INEC.
Akpata said, “We anticipated that powerful forces would attempt to skew the outcome in their favour, regardless of the will of the people. Regrettably, these fears have materialised.”
He added, despite not winning the Edo State Governorship Election 2024, he remains “unbowed, unbent and unbroken.”
According to Akpata: “While preparing for this election, we harboured grave concerns about the integrity of the process. We anticipated that powerful forces would attempt to skew the outcome in their favour, regardless of the will of the people. Regrettably, these fears have materialised. Yet, we must also confront an uncomfortable truth: the outcome was enabled not just by those who sought to manipulate the process, but also by the actions—and inactions—of a significant portion of our electorate.”
Full Statement (Zoom to read):
