Former NBA President, Olumide Akpata joins Labour Party

<p>Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olumide Akpata has joined the Labour Party.</p>, <p>Akpata made this known in a tweet on Tuesday.</p>, <p>According to him, he joined LP in March and attended his first ward meeting on Saturday.</p>, <p>”Quite a number of people have called/messaged me to confirm the news, currently making the rounds, that I have joined a political party.</p>, <p>”Yes. I joined _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.</p>, <p>”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.</p>, <p>”This, for me, is the start of a very important journey, and it is my prayer that I arrive safely at my destination.#Nigeria #Edo #LP #ForwardEver #ChangeIsIndeedPOssible #BeTheChangeYouWantToSee.”</p>