The Labour Party, LP, candidate in the Edo State governorship election, Olumide Akpata on Monday said he has no sympathy for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for crying foul after losing the poll.
DAILY POST reports that Akpata , who came a distant third in the election with 22,763 votes made the remark at a press conference in Benin City. He read a statement titled, 'Unbowed, unbent and unbroken: Statement on the 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election results'. Akpata said the ruling party in the state was allegedly crying foul after being outmanoeuvred in the macabre game of thrones.
Their 'grab, snatch, and run' playbook is akin to riding on the back of a tiger will ultimately be the source of their undoing. 'The engagement of widespread vote-buying scheme by APC and PDP has reduced our electoral process to a commodity market and a bidding war for votes.' He opined that voting buying practice was no less damaging than outright ballot stuffing which had effectively disenfranchised the electorate.
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