ACCORDING to a friend who followed Bar. Olumide Akpata around during campaigns in Akoko-Edo, said they went to a village where the king begged Akpata to help him build a school in his community if he is elected the governor of the state. The narrator said the king said they …
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OLUMIDE Akpata, governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP) in Edo, has said that youths in the state are trapped in unemployment and despair. His position was contained in a statement released on Sunday. Akpata alleged that Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo, had failed to fulfil his campaign promises to …
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It is not yet uhuru for Olumide Akpata, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the forthcoming September 21st governorship election in Edo State as a former governorship aspirant of the party, Barrister Kenneth Imansuangbon, has dragged Akpata, LP and Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) before the Court of …
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Hope for Nigeria, a dedicated civil society group committed to promoting integrity and accountability in our political processes, vehemently condemns the recent actions of the Labour Party candidate, Olumide Akpata. His baseless accusations against the PDP and Dr. Asue Ighodalo are not only unfounded but also damaging to the political …
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Olumide Akpata, governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State, has accused supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of destroying his campaign billboards. Akpata said the action was a desperate attempt to silence his party’s message of hope and positive change for the state. In a statement …
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…says Obidient Movement advocates fairness, equity, inclusivity, and justice This is not an interesting time for Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata, the embattled Edo State Labour Party (LP), candidate for the September gubernatorial election. In a press statement credited to Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the 2023 general election, one …
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FORMER President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata has won the Labour Party (LP) governorship primary election in Edo State. Akpata garnered 316 votes during the selection process at the Bishop Kelly Pastoral Centre in Benin City. The Deputy Governor of Abia State Ikechukwu Emeta who is also …
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THE Edo State LP has taken note of a letter dated 18th February, 2024, addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Maitama District, Abuja, by Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata, a gubernatorial aspirant for the Edo 2024 election. This letter, which has been circulating in various media outlets, …
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HIRED political thugs with guns and other dangerous weapons arrested at the scene of protest at the Labour Party Secretariat in Benin City, Edo State capital, have allegedly confessed to being sponsored by Barrister Olumide Akpata to disrupt Labour Party meeting on Sunday afternoon. Police sources at the Police State …
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A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has purchased his expression of interest and nomination forms for the governorship primary election of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled September 21 for the conduct of the Edo …
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