Edo 2024: Why I’ll not challenge governorship election result in court

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Edo 2024: Why I’ll not challenge governorship election result in court
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INEC, on 22 September, declared Monday Okpebholo as the APC winner of the 2024 Edo governorship election.

All Roar and No Bite: Exposing Nigeria’s Paper Tiger Election LawsDeluge of Death: Flood leaves Nigerian community in ruinsHow Ukraine’s Superhuman Centre is helping war heroes walk againOlumide Akpata, the candidate of the Labour Party in the 2024 governorship election in Edo State, says he will not challenge the election result in court.

“Our conclusion, reached after consulting with some of the nation’s finest legal minds, is not just about the outcome of a single election but about the very foundations of our democratic process.” “Instead, I commit myself to the arduous but necessary task of systemic reform. Our fight transcends the confines of a courtroom; it is a battle for the very soul of our democracy,” he stated.“The stark reality we face is this: Nigeria’s electoral adjudication framework has become a labyrinth where justice is often lost to technicalities.

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