Africa-Press – Nigeria. Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has denied claims that he is planning to defect the All Progressives Congress, APC.
There were reports that Akpata was set to defect to the APC.
However, Akpata has described the reports as mischievous and false.
In a post on X, he wrote, “In the past 24 hours, a malicious, mischievous and utterly false rumour has been concocted in the dark alleys of social media, and unfortunately amplified by mischief-makers, alleging that I have abandoned the @NgLabour Party, the very platform on which I contested the 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election, to join the All Progressives Congress, APC.
“This is not only false but laughable. I state without equivocation that I have neither contemplated, discussed, nor effected a defection to the APC and for the avoidance of doubt, I have no intention of ever joining the APC.”
Akpata contested the Edo State governorship election on the platform of the Labour Party. He however lost to APC candidate, Governor Monday Okpebholo.
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