The former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata has clinched the Labour Party (LP) ticket for the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State. Akpata scored 316 votes to win the exercise held in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Friday. The Deputy Governor of Abia State Ikechukwu Emeta declared Akpata as the winner of the election. “I hereby declare as follows: Mr Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata, having scored the highest number of votes and certified the provisions of the constitution of the party, is hereby declared the winner and the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party for the Edo State governorship election 2024,” Emeta who is also the chief returning officer for the election said.
The 2024 Edo Language Day Worldwide program, with the theme of the Renaissance of Edo Indigenous Languages , was successfully organized in Canada on August 10, 2024. The event took place at the University of Toronto, Canada. T he First Black Female Member of Parliament in Canada, Hon. Jean Augustine gave a presentation on her visit to Benin City when she was still a member of the parliament. Canadian Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP), David Smith, gave awards to the Committee Members of Edo Language Day Worldwide program in Toronto and appreciating their efforts and commitment toward developing arts and culture in Canada. Some prominent Edo personalities present at the event includes: Pa Eghianruwa Ọmọruyi, Lady Aghabiomon Ogbeiwi, and Dr. Harris Enabulele and Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana, Nosakhare Alex Ihama, Mr. Aghahowa Tunde Obazee among others. The Crown Prince of Onicha Olona (Delta State), Ephraim Odiakaosa Nwabuokei, came from Washington DC, United S...
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