Akpata emerged third with 22, 763 votes in the election.
He lost to the All Progressives Congress ,APC, candidate, Monday Okpebholo, who raked in 291,667 votes to defeat PDP’s Asue Ighodalo, who came second with 247,274 votes.
Three weeks after the contest, Akpata said he wouldn’t approach the Tribunal, despite citing irregularities and electoral malpractice in the exercise.
According to him, his decision not to contest the election results at the tribunal is not an indication of compromise; rather, it is a strategic move aimed at redirecting their energies towards systemic changes that democracy desperately needs.
He said this moment calls for a paradigm shift in their approach to electoral reform.