The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata, in Edo State, has said that the performance of Obaseki, the current governor of the state, in the last eight years has been underwhelming.
News About Nigeria reports that Akpata disclosed this when he appeared as a guest on ‘Politics Today’, a Channels Television programme.
The LP governorship hopeful is seeking to win the September 21 off-cycle election in Edo state.
Akpata in his words said “There is a gulf between myself and Governor Obaseki; it’s night and day.
” I cannot and will not be associated with his government. His performance has been underwhelming
“I have been attacked, my billboards have been pulled down. Everybody knows that I am not his choice; I am not even his Plan Z.
“I am saying that Governor Obaseki has been a failure; an unmitigated disaster. In failure, there will always be flashes of positives here and there but we are talking about the whole, in the sum.
“For 25 years, PDP and APC have been running Edo State. In the last eight years, one man has belonged to both parties.
“It is an abject failure and so we must try something else and the Labour Party presents a different approach to the subject — a people-centric, people-focused, people-impacting approach.
“Every government must ask itself: whatever resources I have available, how will it impact the greatest number of the people? That is the approach of the Labour Party.”
Akpata also clarified that his election campaign is not being funded by Governor Obaseki.
He added that he is only answerable to the people of the state.
