The Labour party in Edo State has announced a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olumide Akpata, as the winner of the party’s primary election for the September 2024 governorship election in the State.
Akpata scored 316 votes to clinch the party ticket at the exercise held at the Bishop Kelly Pastoral Centre, Airport Road in Benin City, Edo State capital on Friday.
His victory comes months after he declared interest in the Edo State governorship race under the Labour Party.
Akpata, had in October visited the Edo LP secretariat in Benin City to formally declare his interest in the governorship race, stating that his decision is influenced by his love for the people.
“My interest is for the people of Edo State. And what I find out about politics and governance in Nigeria today is that the people have been taken out of the equation. Nobody cares about the people,” Akpata told the mammoth crowd that welcomed him.
