Edo guber: Commissioner, Akpata trade words over alleged destruction of LP campaign billboards

Governorship campaigner of Labour Party successful Edo State, Olumide Akpata, has accused agents of Edo State authorities for the demolition of its run billboards crossed the state.

Briefing newsmen successful Benin City connected the incessant destruction/pulling down of LP’s run billboards,  Akpata  said:”You cannot regularisation retired the information that immoderate persons successful the authorities are taking vantage of the impasse rocking the enactment to perpetrate what helium tagged arsenic “hineous crime.”

He alleged that the Obaseki led ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful the authorities colluding with 2 assembly chairmen were down the demolition of his run materials and billboards, which helium said amounts  to vandalism.

Insisting that the PDP is uncomfortable with his billboards’ visibility,Akpata said the Edo LP members and supporters person been alerted to unafraid each its run materials including billboards to enactment an extremity to the wanton demolition of its run billboards which helium described arsenic being “criminal and barbaric”.

“By resorting to the unbridled demolition of my run materials that I person legally and legitimately paid for with my hard-earned resources, Governor Godwin Obaseki and his handlers person intelligibly shown themselves to beryllium anti-democratic forces intolerant of divergent voices, dissenting opinions, and the cardinal principles of pluralism that undergird immoderate existent ideology worthy the name,”Akpata said.

Reacting successful a statement, Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, urged Akpata to prosecute the applicable agencies liable for the absorption of signage to settee immoderate outstanding bills oregon disputes.

“We admit the concerns raised by Mr. OlumideAkpata regarding the removal of his run billboard. The Edo State authorities condemns immoderate signifier of vandalism, urging each parties progressive to code specified issues done due channels.”

“While we recognize Mr. Akpata’s frustration, we promote him to prosecute with the applicable agencies liable for the absorption of signage to settee immoderate outstanding bills oregon disputes,”Nehikhare said.