Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming Edo State election, Barr. Olumide Akpata on Wednesday addressed the residents of the state in a variety of languages.
Akpata in the last rally ahead of the election spoke in different languages including pidgin, English, Benin, and Igbo.
“I have been a lawyer, that they made me president of all the lawyers, former president NBA, Our deputy is a lawyer, 30 years SAN; Is that easy? When you put us in the government house, we would be the first two UNIBEN graduates to be there. We would show them on election day that power belongs to the people, we won’t let you down, we solemnly promise,” he said in Pidgin.
The upcoming governorship election in Edo state is scheduled for Saturday, 21 September 2024.