The immediate past President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata, yesterday, formally announced his intention to contest for the governorship of Edo State on the platform of Labour Party (LP).
Speaking at the party Secretariat in Benin City, shortly after informing the state leadership of the party of his ambition, Akpata said he decided to aspire for the number one seat of the state on the platform of the party because it is the only party that is people-oriented, adding that his interest is for the people of the state hence Labour Party.
He lamented that the people have been taken out of the equation in governance and politics, promising that if given the opportunity to fly the flag of LP in the forthcoming election, he will change the narrative.
“My interest
is for the people of Edo State. And what I find out in politics and governance in Nigeria today is that the people have been taken out of the equation. Nobody care about the people.“So, when I look around, the only party I find to be people-oriented and to be interested in the lots of our people is Labour Party. So I have come here to express my interest and to carry the people along”, just as he promised to take the Labour Party to greater heights in the event that he emerged as the candidate of the party in the primary.
In his response, state chairman of the party, Kelly Ogbaloi, said the State Working Committee of the party has accepted to allow him to run, just as he promised a level playing ground for all aspirants.
