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Medical doctors in Edo State have failed to show up for an interactive session organized by the Edo Branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) with Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party's governorship candidate.

The event, scheduled to start at 4PM on Saturday, was held at the Doctors’ House in Ugbowo, Benin City. However, the 500-seater hall remained empty, save for Akpata, his running mate Alhaji Asamah Yusuf Kadiri SAN, and a few NMA executive members.

This development comes as a setback for Akpata, who is still reeling from a recent faux pas at the Palace of the Oba of Benin, where the Oba corrected the candidate's claim to be a son of the Palace.

"Of course, we didn't ask anyone to stay away," a member of the NMA executive told reporters. "We extended invitations to all three major aspirants. The APC candidate asked that he be represented by his deputy, and we declined, but I expected our members to come out and listen to the Labour man today. These things are voluntary, so only those who are not here can say why they chose to stay away."

The decision to boycott the event is particularly surprising, given that the doctors had turned up a week earlier to listen to the PDP candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, speak at the same venue. During that session, Ighodalo promised to allocate 15% of the Edo State budget to healthcare if elected governor.

The Edo State governorship elections are scheduled to take place on September 21, 2024.

SocialJustice:
This guy's PR should be fired but I suspect he is an over sabi and doing the PR work himself.

jeeqaa7:
Make dis guy no stain obi white o

MilesMaxwell:
I don't see Labour Party winning in Edo state

hafeeanubasy:
OBI's white? 😆

hafeeanubasy:
SHETTIMA HEAD HARD SHA!



This stupid man called OLUMIDE AKPATA organized and designed NMA conference of 2022 to shame TINUBU and SHETIMMA and glorify OBI using OBIdient among NMA members.....I am soo happy that the same OBI-diots are dealing with him now.

Karma is a bitch.

Funny enough, the only crime this guy has committed is having a Yoruba firstname.

Obidients are going to punish him for that

YoungLionken:
Edo people are wiser now, to know that the Labour Party candidate is hiding under the party, trying to use the same Peter Obi's influence as others in the previous elections (LP candidates won all seats under Obi, yet none are on sight let alone discussing growth and development)...

Ikembeku:
So APC will win ?

misano:
APC nor they exist for Edo currently.

Ikembeku:
So APC will win ?

flokii:
Alex Otti will be like.. are you guys sure I won't return to APC like this?
The only Governor LP produced in Nigeria's last election.
Where is tigress Yesefu in all these... why is she silent?

Paraman:
Yes

misano:
APC nor they exist for Edo currently.