Labour Party candidate, Olumide Akpata has taken to his official X account on Monday to react after he lost the gubernatorial election in Edo state to the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Monday Okpebholo.
On his official page, Olumide Akpata stated that while they were preparing for the election, they harboured grave concerns about the integrity of the process.
The Labour Party chieftain stated that they anticipated that powerful forces would change the outcome of the election and it eventually happened. He said the truth remains that the outcome of the election was also enabled by the actions and inactions of a significant portion of the electorate.
According to Olumide Akpata on his official page;
“While preparing for this election, we harboured grave concerns about the integrity of the process. We anticipated that powerful forces would attempt to skew the outcome in their favour, regardless of the will of the people. Regrettably, these fears have materialized”.