Edo primary: Former NBA president Akpata emerges LP governorship candidate

The immediate past national chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),
Olumide Akpata, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo state. 

He won the primary election held in Benin City, the state capital, on Friday after scoring 316 votes to defeat his co-contestants.

The deputy governor of Abia, Ikechukwu Emeta, also the chief returning officer for the election, announced Mr Akpata as the winner of the polls. 

“I hereby declare as follows: Mr Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata, having scored the highest number of votes and certified the provisions of the constitution of the party, is hereby declared the winner and the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party for the Edo State governorship election 2024,” Mr Emeta said.