Benin City, Edo state – The Labour Party (LP) candidate in the September Edo governorship election, Olumide Akpata, said he would not challenge the victory of the APCâs Monday Okpebholo in court.
TimesNow.com.ng recalls that Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, who got 247,274 votes while Akpata came a distant third with 22,763 votes.
Akpata announced his decision not to challenge the outcome of the governorship election in a statement issued via his X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @OlumideAkpata on Saturday night, October 12.
The former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said his decision âtranscends mere political calculationâ.
He disclosed that he took the decision after extensive deliberations with his legal team and key stakeholders.
Akpata added that:
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Sani reacted to the outcome of the governorship election in Edo state.
Sani said Akpata’s money will not be available for any Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) to “chop” during the post-election legal battle.
Nigerians have reacted to Sani’s opinion on why Akpata might not hire the services of a SAN or even go to court to challenge the outcome of the election.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
