Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Edo state, has denied being sponsored by Governor Godwin Obaseki, as speculated ahead of the September 21 election.
The immediate past president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) made the rebuttal when he appeared as a guest on Thursdayâs edition of Channels Televisionâs Politics Today.
As reported by The Punch, Akpata said that despite being his kinsman, he could not be a Plan B for Obasekiâs government, which the Edo people have rated low for performing woefully in office.
The LP governorship candidate also cleared the air on his campaign funding. Akpata said he is funding himself and he has good friends who believed in him, adding that “your network is your network”.
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, leads the Edo state governorship race with 68% of the vote.
The poll reveals that 96.9% of respondents have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), but only 73.1% are committed to voting.
The Edo Business Development Agency (EBDA) Managing Director, Sharon Orisakwe, has predicted a potentially low voter turnout of around 20% based on past trends.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
