Olumide Akpata, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Edo State gubernatorial election, has debunked rumours making the rounds that he has stepped down for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo.
News About Nigeria reports that the report had claimed that the LP governorship candidate, upon stepping down from the race, enjoined his followers to vote for Ighodalo.
Reacting to the report, Akpata noted that it was the handiwork of mischief makers who were against the progress of Edo State.
While speaking to journalists on Friday, the LP candidate called on the people of the state to disregard such unfounded lies.
He said, “This falsehood is illustrative of the evil machinations of those who have held our state captive for a quarter of a century and demonstrates the shallowness that has characterised their governance style. Let me be unequivocally clear: I am still in this race. The notion that I would step down on the eve of the election, after the overwhelming support received from the good people of our state, borders on delusion. This pathetic attempt at deception is so amateurish that the “Oluwole” forgers could not even get the date right, leaving “July 29, 2024, on their fraudulent document.
“Such incompetence would be laughable if it were not so sinister in its intent. To the perpetrators of this fraud: your desperate tactics only expose your fear. You claim I am a mere “spoiler,” yet you resort to such underhanded methods? Your actions betray your panic at our unstoppable momentum. To the architects of this forgery: I will not rest until I uncover every individual involved in this criminal act. You will face the full force of the law, and justice will be served.”
