Edo LP Governorship Candidate Akpata Denies Rumoured Defection to APC

Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has dismissed reports suggesting that he plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Reacting to the speculation, Akpata described the claims as “malicious, mischievous, and utterly false,” insisting that he has never considered leaving the Labour Party.

In a statement posted on X, he said:

“In the past 24 hours, a malicious, mischievous and utterly false rumour has been concocted in the dark alleys of social media, and unfortunately amplified by mischief-makers, alleging that I have abandoned the @NgLabour Party, the very platform on which I contested the 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election, to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. This is not only false but laughable. I state without equivocation that I have neither contemplated, discussed, nor effected a defection to the APC and for the avoidance of doubt, I have no intention of ever joining the APC.”

Akpata, who contested the election under the LP but lost to APC candidate and incumbent Governor Monday Okpebholo, maintained that his commitment to the Labour Party remains unwavering.