The Labour Party’s candidate in the Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to maintain a level-playing field for all candidates and parties in the ongoing election.
Akpata insisted that the electoral body cannot afford to confer undue advantage on any candidate or political party.
Akpata made the call on Saturday shortly after he cast his vote at exactly 10:30 am at his Ward 6 in Oredo local government area of Edo State, maintaining that INEC has no excuse not to deliver a free, fair and credible election.
He said, “I want to hope that this is experience of every voters, and that I am calling on INEC that level-playing field should remain, and nobody should be given any undue advantage, and all of our agents should be allowed into the Collation Centres.
“Nobody should be prevented, so that we can confirm that it (the election) was carried out in the manner as prescribed by the electoral guidelines and the Constitution.
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