Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olumide Akpata has said that he joined the Labour Party to become “part of the solution.”
Mr Akpata stated this on Tuesday via Twitter following reports he joined the party.
In a photo which was shared on Twitter on Monday, the former NBA leader was seen receiving the party’s membership card from the ward chairman.
Akpata said in his Twitter thread that he joined the party since March and attended the first ward meeting on Sunday, July 30.
He said, “Quite a number of people have called/messaged me to confirm the news, currently making the rounds, that I have joined a political party.
“Yes…I joined the @labourparty_ng in March this year and on Sunday I attended my first Ward Meeting at Oredo Ward 6, in Benin-City, where I was formally introduced to members of the Ward and presented with my Party membership card.”
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“This was a major step for me and not one that I took lightly…but I simply got tired of complaining about Nigeria every day and bemoaning her fate and I decided to take the plunge and to try to be part of the solution rather than agonising continually over the problem.
“This, for me, is the start of a very important journey, and it is my prayer that I arrive safely at my destination,” he added.
Many believe Akpata is interested in participating in the governorship primary of the party ahead of Edo polls next year.
