Akpata says I'm committed to LP, dispels rumour of defection

Akpata says I’m committed to LP, dispels rumour of defection

All eyes are on you, Nigerians are watching – Akpata tells INEC

Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party governorship candidate in Edo State

Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the September 21, 2024, Governorship election in Edo, has denied his alleged defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akpata, in a statement dated September 16, 2025, described the allegations as not only false but laughable.

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