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Edo poll: Akpata blames flawed electoral process for LP's third-place finish

Okpebholo secured 291,667 votes, defeating the PDP’s Asue Ighodalo, who garnered 247,274 votes, and the Labour Party candidate, who finished third with 22,763 votes.

In the election, the APC won in 10 of the state’s 18 Local Government Areas, while the PDP emerged victorious in the remaining 8.

During an appearance on Channels Television’s flagship programme, Politics Today, on Wednesday, Akpata attributed his loss to a flawed electoral system.

He said, “The outcome, as you can see, is that the Labour Party came a very distant third. However, this was due to a process that was thoroughly flawed.

“When you consider, firstly, the level of voter apathy, which was quite high, it is estimated that only about 20% of eligible voters turned out to vote in Edo State, a highly enlightened and sophisticated community,” he stated.