Benin City, Edo state – The Labour Party (LP) chapter in Edo state has debunked reports that its governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata, has stepped down for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate, Asue Ighodalo.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that the Edo governorship election will hold across the 18 local government areas on Saturday, September 21.
LP publicity secretary, Sam Uroupa, denied the report that Akpata stepped down for Ighodalo after wide consultation.
According to Daily Trust, he said the party and Akpata are still very much in the governorship race.
Reacting to the report, the chairman of Akpataâs media team, Zekeri Idris, said:
TimesNow.com.ng recalls that Comrade Kennedy Iyere, the Accord Party’s candidate officially withdrew from the race, citing a shift in focus toward national service.
Iyere recently launched the multi-billion-dollar âFood4All Initiativeâ to combat food insecurity and drive mass employment across Nigeria.
Describing his decision, Iyere stated that serving as a governor would limit his broader ambitions to help rebuild Nigeria’s economic greatness on a national scale.
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Francis Okoye, predicted that the party’s candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, will win the Edo governorship election.
Okoye said there is no way the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, will defeat Okpebhol.
During an exclusive chat with TimesNow.com.ng, he disclosed the reasons why the APC and its candidate will win and clinch the governorship seat on Saturday, September 21.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
