{"id":220090,"date":"2024-09-23T22:12:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T22:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/23\/edo-guber-poll-was-for-highest-bidder-lps-akpata\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T22:12:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T22:12:58","slug":"edo-guber-poll-was-for-highest-bidder-lps-akpata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/23\/edo-guber-poll-was-for-highest-bidder-lps-akpata\/","title":{"rendered":"Edo Guber Poll Was For Highest Bidder \u2013 LP&#8217;s Akpata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-946660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240923_175002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"997\" height=\"1269\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Olumide Akpata, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Saturday\u2019s governorship election in Edo State, says the poll was sold to the highest bidder.<\/p>\n<p>He said this in reaction to the declaration of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the gubernatorial winner.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Akpata, came distance third with 22,763 votes, behind Peoples Democratic Party\u2019s (PDP) Asue Ighodalo.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy statement issued on Monday, he advocated a comprehensive electoral reform by leverage technology to create fool proof systems that make vote buying difficult and impossible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain steadfast in our commitment to building a democracy that works for all, not just the highest bidder. We continue to envision an Edo State, and a Nigeria, where ideas triumph over Naira, where the collective will of the people shapes our future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must also address the root causes that make our people susceptible to vote-selling by creating economic opportunities, improving education, and building a society where citizens do not feel compelled to mortgage their future for immediate gains,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Akpata lamented that Edo election has laid bare the stark reality that our political landscape is dominated not by ideologies or the people\u2019s will, but by those with the deepest pockets and the most extensive networks of influence.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO: LP Crisis: He\u2019s Being Misled, Pressurised \u2013 Abure Faction Rules Out Sanction For Obi<\/p>\n<p>While condemning those who engage in vote buying, he noted that the actions have directly contributed to the destruction of the State\u2019s economy over the past 25 years, creating the enabling environment democratic sacrilege to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe reserve our strongest condemnation for those who engaged in vote buying, the APC and PDP. Their actions have directly contributed to the destruction of our State\u2019s economy over the past 25 years, creating the enabling environment for this democratic sacrilege to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis election has laid bare the stark reality that our political landscape is dominated not by ideologies or the people\u2019s will, but by those with the deepest pockets and the most extensive networks of influence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for the APC and the Governor-elect, their actions have undermined the democratic process, betrayed the trust of the very people they seek to lead, and eroded faith in our democratic institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the legacy that will overshadow their ill-gotten mandate. Their \u201cgrab, snatch, and run\u201d playbook is akin to riding on the back of a tiger will ultimately be the source of their undoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-946661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240923_181656.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"877\" height=\"1241\"  \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"941128\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-389416951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FirstBank-Giant-Strides300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olumide Akpata, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Saturday\u2019s governorship election in Edo State, says the poll was sold to the highest bidder. He said this in reaction to the declaration of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the gubernatorial winner. Advertisement Akpata, came distance third with 22,763 votes, behind Peoples [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-220090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Edo Guber Poll Was For Highest Bidder \u2013 LP&#039;s Akpata - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/23\/edo-guber-poll-was-for-highest-bidder-lps-akpata\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Edo Guber Poll Was For Highest Bidder \u2013 LP&#039;s Akpata - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Olumide Akpata, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Saturday\u2019s governorship election in Edo State, says the poll was sold to the highest bidder. 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