The candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Comrade Paul Omo Okojie, on Thursday sought police protection ahead of the August 16th bye-election to fill the vacant seat in the Edo Central Senatorial District, slated for Saturday, August 16th.

This was as the Abure-led national leadership of the party also threw its weight behind his candidacy, affirming the latter as the LP candidate, noting that his name had been duly submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Recall that another individual is claiming to be the LP flagbearer for the Edo Central Senatorial contest holding on the August 16th by-election in the state.

Okojie, via a letter to the security agencies, disclosed that there is an urgent need for securitymen to be assigned to his campaign team as escorts as he commences his campaign tour soon.

It would be recalled that the National Chairman of the LP, Julius Abure, handed over a Certificate of Return (CoR) to Comrade Okojie, officially sealing his authenticity as the party’s candidate.

On the occasion, Abure stated: “The Labour Party has only one senatorial candidate for Edo Central — and that is Hon. Paul Omo Okojie. His name has been duly submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and we are confident that he will emerge victorious at the polls.”

Abure described Okojie as a symbol of the people’s aspiration for credible, responsible, and people-focused leadership.