The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has joined the Labour Party (LP).
Mr Akpata, a lawyer, confirmed this in a post he made on his Twitter page on Tuesday.
“Quite a number of people have called/messaged me to confirm the news, currently making the rounds, that I have joined a political party.
“Yes…I joined the @labourparty_ng in March this year and on Sunday I attended my first Ward Meeting at Oredo Ward 6, in Benin-City, where I was formally introduced to members of the Ward and presented with my Party membership card,” he said on the microblogging platform.
Mr Akpata said he joined the LP because he “got tired” of complaining about the happenings in Nigeria.
“I decided to take the plunge and to try to be part of the solution rather than agonising continually over the problem,” he said.
“This was a major step for me and not one that I took lightly,” he added.
“This, for me, is the start of a very…