The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the recently concluded Edo State Governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has said he won’t challenge the outcome of the election at the tribunal.
Naija News reports that Akpata, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission announced that Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress won the Edo State Governorship election.
Okpebholo received 291,667 votes, defeating the PDP’s Asue Ighodalo, who garnered 247,274 votes, and the Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata, who came in third with 22,763 votes.
Out of the 18 local government areas in the state, the APC won 10, while the PDP secured 8.
In a statement shared on his X handle, Akpata stated that his decision not to challenge the election is so as to avoid protracted legal battles that often serve to legitimise a fundamentally compromised process.
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