Choose Deputy Rightly. Edo LP Chieftain, Urge Guber Candidate
By: Oriaifoh Godwins
A Labour Party Chieftain in Edo state, Chief Dr. Patrick Osagie Eholor, aka Ultimate Equal, and President, One Love Foundation, has advised the Labour Party, LP, Candidate in the upcoming Edo governorship election, to consult widely before choosing his Deputy, and not take a unilateral decision based on "money, or strength", especially bearing in mind that the woman who is being favoured by him, is looked at as a Yoruba woman, following the series of allegations to that effect, and moreso that the woman is not getting the requisite support from the people of her immediate constituency.
"..It took us some time to be able to clear out so many doubts about your state of origin and in particular the name 'Olumide' and now again the person whom you have chosen to be a Deputy, unfortunately is also flaunting her Yoruba name..."
Chief Eholor's advice is contained in an An Open Letter he wrote to the LP Edo Guber Candidate, where he addressed him as "My Brother Olumide Osaigbivo Akpata".
The letter reads in part; "I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very critical and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned Edo citizens; and that means, all right-thinking Edo Citizens and to Labour Party...".
"...Olumide, you have to be very careful to choose the right Deputy. Nothing is wrong in choosing a woman, but do it with due consultation not with money or your strength... you must consult with people, that's my Honest advice to you as a brother not choosing forcefully..."
Eholor, who pointed out that, the refusal of the Edo LP Candidate in the 2024 Guber, to pick calls of concerned members nor respond to text messages, are red flags, saying, a leader that Olumide Akpata is, should always be answerable to his followers.
Continuing, Ultimate Equal said; "...It took us some time to be able to clear out so many doubts about your state of origin and in particular the name 'Olumide' and now again the person whom you have chosen to be a Deputy, unfortunately is also flaunting her Yoruba name, this should send a signal to you that Labour Party is at the verge of losing this election, as many Edo state citizen believe that she is a Yoruba woman...".
"Where she is from does not matter to me so long she is a Nigerian but my concern now is there are too many report from her own constituency and so many petition written from her own that the Labour Party National Chairman is aware of and Labour Party state Chairman Kelly Ogbaloi is aware of and none of these petitions has been addressed, if your people don't like you and are unlikely to vote for you then who are you expecting to vote for you? Be mindful do not say I did not tell you..."
"...I hope and pray you take advice not just my advice but general advice from those who are concerned about you in winning this governorship election..."
"I pray that God may grant you, as incoming Governor, the wisdom, the understanding, the political will and the courage to do what is right when it is right and without fear. May God save, secure, protect and bless Edo state. May God open to us a window of opportunity that we can still use to prevent any unforeseen circumstances..." The letter concluded.