The Labour Party (LP) has declared a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olumide Akpata as its elected candidate for its forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State. The Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emeta, who is also the returning officer for the election declared Akpata as the winner of the election on Friday after he scored the highest number of votes. Akpata scored 316 votes to emerge as the winner in the intra-party poll which was held in Benin City, the Edo State capital.