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‘UniBen Assault Was Politically Motivated’ — LP Edo Guber Candidate, Akpata Speaks On Attack
‘UniBen Assault Was Politically Motivated’ — LP Edo Guber Candidate, Akpata Speaks On Attack
By Isuma MARK on April 23, 2024
Labour Party governorship candidate for the Edo State election, Olumide Akpata has said the attack on his campaign team at the University of Benin was politically motivated.

He stated this on Tuesday in a statement he signed, explaining that he “feels compelled to provide” an explanation because “the situation has taken an unsettling turn that necessitates addressing it again, directly.”

He described the incident at UniBen’s Senior Staff Club on Friday, 12th April as unfortunate.


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He said the “facts of what transpired are sacred and no amount of obfuscation will change
them.”

According to him, “Neither I nor anyone from my team initiated or perpetrated any attacks,” rather, “We were the victims of what evidence increasingly suggests was a premeditated assault, potentially motivated by political interests.”

He said the “vicious attack was carried out by suspected hoodlums, some of whom eyewitnesses report, were accompanying the President of the Student Union Government (SUG).


“The assault left a Lecturer seriously injured, and his life nearly taken by a brutal axe blow to the back of his head. My heart goes out to him and his family, and I once again unequivocally condemn this senseless act of violence.

“As the attack unfolded, those present at the Staff Club will attest that upon realising that students may have been involved in the ugly incident, I immediately began pleading for leniency towards any such students.

“As a former student myself, I understood the grave consequences such misguided actions could have on their futures. I made this same plea before the Committee investigating the said incident, hoping to protect any students who may have been involved.”

He however added that, “emboldened by the apparent support of the highly-placed Edo State Government official who has been pulling the strings from behind the scenes and orchestrating mayhem, some of these students have continued an unrelenting campaign against me, fabricating accounts completely lacking in truth – all seemingly in a bid to gain perceived political advantage for their benefactor.


“It is due to my genuine concern for the well-being of these students and indeed for their academic progress, that I call on their parents to urgently intervene in this matter and extricate their children from the clutches of the desperate politicians exploiting them.

“These politicians clearly do not have the best interests of the students at heart and are ready to jeopardise young lives for immediate political gain at the expense of the very education their parents have sacrificed to provide.

“I make this impassioned plea to their parents in the light of recent publications allegedly originating from some of these students themselves.

“I call on those desperate politicians who are so blinded by ambition that they do not mind endangering the future of our youth to kindly cease these reckless actions immediately.


“The lives and destinies of these students are infinitely more precious than any fleeting political agenda. If they insist on using young people as pawns, then they should deploy their own children rather than the children of others.

“I also implore all those who value integrity, justice, and the prosperous future of this nation to condemn such reprehensible tactics in the strongest terms.

“These self-serving individuals cannot be allowed to jeopardise the future of our youth and imperil the very fabric of our society in their quest for power at any cost. We must stand united against those who would stop at nothing to gain or hold on to power even at the expense of the next generation.

“The path forward for a truly great society demands that we protect the potential of our young people as our most precious resource. Their well-being must remain paramount,” the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association said.
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Edo pdp and their candidate are so clueless that if they are not attacking opposition parties,they are jumping from tables to chairs childishly in the name of internet stunts.okpebholo or Akpata is coming

COMRADES before nko

garfield1:
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Factional LP infighting, he knows that himself but is pretending. APC and LP are gearing up for a winner takes all herculean battle, neither of them have time for him and his minor LP in this elections.

aswani:


Factional LP infighting, he knows that himself but is pretending. APC and LP are gearing up for a winner takes all herculean battle, neither of them have time for him and his minor LP in this elections.

Actually,he was attacked by the state govt who are threatened by his incursion into benin.uniben is an obidient enclave.
APC campaign officially commences today

garfield1:

Actually,he was attacked by the state govt who are threatened by his incursion into benin.uniben is an obidient enclave.
APC campaign officially commences today

Incursion into where?

Uniben is a what?

Very funny sha.

aswani:


Incursion into where?

Uniben is a what?

Very funny sha.

I don't know why you can't get the facts that Benin people are pro lp.evej during the assembly polls,lp cleared Benin but pdp had to brutally rig them out.from what I am seeing,the royalty is indirectly supporting Akpata

garfield1:


I don't know why you can't get the facts that Benin people are pro lp.evej during the assembly polls,lp cleared Benin but pdp had to brutally rig them out.from what I am seeing,the royalty is indirectly supporting Akpata

What exactly are you seeing to believe the Royal family is supporting LP?

aswani:


What exactly are you seeing to believe the Royal family is supporting LP?

Obaseki has disrespected them plus akpata has family members in the royal council and the oba attends to issues concerning akpata eagerly

garfield1:


Obaseki has disrespected them plus akpata has family members in the royal council and the oba attends to issues concerning akpata eagerly

Eagerly, your information is interesting, where are you getting it from.

aswani:


Eagerly, your information is interesting, where are you getting it from.

It is in the news.have you forgotten that obaseki clashed with the oba over the custody of the Benin artifacts and that obaseki wanted to decentralize the traditional rulers council? Ighhodalo has publicly supported these policies.do you think the oba will support him?Just last week,the the traditional ruler of ozalla in owan west lga suspended two cabinet members of obaseki for disrespecting the palace.they could only do that because their master is doing same na.think man

garfield1:


I don't know why you can't get the facts that Benin people are pro lp.evej during the assembly polls,lp cleared Benin but pdp had to brutally rig them out.from what I am seeing,the royalty is indirectly supporting Akpata

Supporting Akpata In an election that The APC has already won?

What happened in Imo with Uzodinma will happen in Edo state also, complete sweep.

They have come to retrieve their stolen mandate, APC will remind Governor Obaseki that there is no honor amongst political thieves.

favor914:
Supporting Akpata In an election that The APC has already won?

What happened in Imo with Uzodinma will happen in Edo state also, complete sweep.

They have come to retrieve their stolen mandate, APC will remind Governor Obaseki that there is no honor amongst political thieves.

Na just sarcasm

garfield1:


Na just sarcasm

Ok o, Edo State APC will kill anybody that dare tries to stop them from retrieving their stolen mandate back from Obaseki, even if they have to embark on the mother of all riggings known to INEC.

favor914:
Ok o, Edo State APC will kill anybody that dare tries to stop them from retrieving their stolen mandate back from Obaseki, even if they have to embark on the mother of all riggings known to INEC.

No,we are not desperate for Edo abeg

garfield1:


No,we are not desperate for Edo abeg

They don’t have to be desperate, or in any hurry, it is coming back home to papa APC.

favor914:
They don’t have to be in any hurry, it is coming back home to papa APC.

I know though I fear obaseki might catch up

garfield1:


I know though I fear obaseki might catch up

Tinubu has a score to settle with Obaseki’s Edo no be Lagos saga.

APC has won that election hands down already, no honor amongst thieves, they are already waiting for Pdp in court to file their appeal.

favor914:
Tinubu has a score to settle with Obaseki’s Edo no be Lagos saga.

APC has won that election hands down already, no honor amongst thieves, they are already waiting for Pdp in court to file their appeal.

Hmmm.anything can still happen

garfield1:


It is in the news.have you forgotten that obaseki clashed with the oba over the custody of the Benin artifacts and that obaseki wanted to decentralize the traditional rulers council? Ighhodalo has publicly supported these policies.do you think the oba will support him?Just last week,the the traditional ruler of ozalla in owan west lga suspended two cabinet members of obaseki for disrespecting the palace.they could only do that because their master is doing same na.think man

The Ọba (gha to kpere baba) absolutely has no interest in backing someone in the elections.

Obaseki was a disloyal subject, same as his ancestor, but he is not contesting and Asuẹn has distanced himself from him anyway.

The Ọba isn't going to take sides, I keep telling you, Edo South just did 8 years, why would The Ọba tacitly support another 8 years, granted Akpata is not an Edo South homeboy per se.

It is Esan's turn, Akpata is there to cash out.

aswani:


The Ọba (gha to kpere baba) absolutely has no interest in backing someone in the elections.

Obaseki was a disloyal subject, same as his ancestor, but he is not contesting and Asuẹn has distanced himself from him anyway.

The Ọba isn't going to take sides, I keep telling you, Edo South just did 8 years, why would The Ọba tacitly support another 8 years, granted Akpata is not an Edo South homeboy per se.

It is Esan's turn, Akpata is there to cash out.

The oba will not back someone openly but he can secretly have someone in mind na.even though it is zoned to Edo central,it is not illegal if a bini man wins afterall the akpata family is friendly with the royal family.
Back in 2016 the oba was skeptical about obaseki and he was proven right.if obaseki who is from Benin has no respect for royalty,his stooge who is not from Benin and who doesn't understand local culture will do worse

Pdp thugs also attacked APC stakeholders meeting at the house of hon agbonayinma in ikpoba okha LGA

garfield1:
Pdp thugs also attacked APC stakeholders meeting at the house of hon agbonayinma in ikpoba okha LGA

Nothing to do with PDP, it's APC people fighting each other. EJ effectively wants to drop in to control Ikpoba Oha and seeing as he is rumoured not to even from there, the local exco are not happy about it.

I am going off the top of my head but I believe he too was in PDP, I might be wrong on that though.

Regardless, the point is this is nothing to do with PDP, same as the situation with Akpata.

aswani:


Nothing to do with PDP, it's APC people fighting each other. EJ effectively wants to drop in to control Ikpoba Oha and seeing as he is rumoured not to even from there, the local exco are not happy about it.

I am going off the top of my head but I believe he too was in PDP, I might be wrong on that though.

Regardless, the point is this is nothing to do with PDP, same as the situation with Akpata.

True, agbonayinma is struggling for LG party leadership of Apc with hon osarobo idahosa. .

Like I was earlier saying,the speaker was present when the king of ozalla was being insulted by cabinet members which means it's a state policy

Akpata is pulling weight