If elected in the poll, Olumide Akpata, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the Edo State election scheduled for September 21, 2024, claims he cannot be remotely controlled by any political godfather or benefactor.
The Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, says he cannot be remote-controlled by any political benefactor or godfather if elected in the poll.
“I have no strings attached. I am not answerable to any godfather. I am not answerable to any political benefactor,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that the forthcoming governorship election in the state has top contenders including Akpata, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
According to the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, unlike the other candidates attached to former and serving governors, he is not answerable to any political godfather.
The LP candidate also said his campaign is not funded by Governor Godwin Obaseki whose anointed candidate is PDP’s Ighodalo.
“Initially, I was said to be the agent of Governor Obaseki, we were able to debunk that. Today, I was said to be sponsored by the APC. I think it is conspiracy theorising that is most stupid.
“I am funding myself and I have friends who believe in me and that we can do much better in Edo,” he said
Written By Matthew Atungwu