Olumide Akpata, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Edo state, has dismissed the claim that he is being funded by Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Akpata stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.
He said that his campaign was being funded by himself and friends, adding that he would win the election because Obaseki had “performed abysmally.”
Akpata said, “I am funding myself and I have friends. You know what they say, your network is your net worth. I have friends who believe in me. I have friends who believe in this cause.
“I have people from Edo State, who believe we can do so much better. We are able to get the kind of funding we require. I have practised law successfully for over 30 years. Give me some credit, we have taken into consideration all that is required for this race.
“I assure you that we are going to win. So, those who are hoping we run out of steam, they have something else coming in for them.
“I am not from the other zone. I am from Edo State. The people are saying they are ready to take a chance with the Labour Party irrespective of where the candidate comes from. Because they know we have a track record of performance.
“Based on that, they are ready because the other party performed abysmally. A state that earns N16 billion every month is the state that is owing close to N600 billion and the people are in abject poverty. They are less concerned with where the candidate comes from because they have seen nothing.”(daily trust)
