{"id":114344,"date":"2024-09-20T19:35:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=114344"},"modified":"2024-09-20T19:35:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:35:23","slug":"edo-2024-akpata-debunks-stepping-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/edo-2024-akpata-debunks-stepping-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Edo 2024: Akpata debunks stepping down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1810739318455508116\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata has denied reports that he has resigned from the governorship race and directed his followers to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a press conference in his office, Akpata said \u201cThis falsehood is illustrative of the evil machinations of those who have held our State captive for a quarter of a century and demonstrates the shallowness that has characterised their governance style<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be unequivocally clear: | AM STILL IN THIS RACE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe notion that I would step down on the eve of the election, after the overwhelming support received from the good people of our State, borders on delusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis pathetic attempt at deception is so amateurish that the \u201cOluwole\u201d forgers could not even get the date right, leaving \u201cJuly 29, 2024\u2033 on their fraudulent document. Such incompetence would be laughable if it were not so sinister in its intent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the perpetrators of this fraud: your desperate tactics only expose your fear. You claim |am a mere \u201cspoiler,\u201d yet you resort to such underhanded methods? Your actions betray your panic at our unstoppable momentum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c| call upon all journalists and media outlets to take particular note of this situation. It is imperative that you report the facts accurately and diligently verity information before publication. The integrity of our democratic process depends on responsible journalism, especially in these crucial hours before the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the architects of this forgery: | will not rest until | uncover every individual involved in this criminal act. You will face the full force of the law, and justice will be served. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>He also urged the supporters of the party and all citizens to not be swayed by \u201cthese desperate ploys. Our resolve is unshakeable, our cause is just, and our vision for our great State remains clear and unwavering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the election itself, Akpata expressed worries over the presence of some state governors and other VIPs in the state capital saying \u201cI am aware that Governor Hope Uzodinma is in Benin, what is his business here, yesterday night there were Amoured Personnel Carriers deployed by the police on the house of Adams Oshiomhole, several Sienna buses with Akwa Ibom state government plate numbers with people who obviously are not from this State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe condemn this and we want the law enforcement agents to take action.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata has denied reports that he has resigned from the governorship race and directed his followers to vote for the Peoples&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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