Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The Edo State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) said it is not true that the party denied its governorship aspirants information on venues of Tuesday's ward congresses in the state.

The party spokesperson in the state, Sam Uroupa, who made the rebuttal in a statement on Tuesday, said the allegations were made by Olumide Akpata, a governorship aspirant of the party in the state.

Mr Akpata, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, in a letter addressed to the INEC chairperson, accused the party of lack of preparedness for the congress, Mr Uroupa said.

"Mr Akpata's claim that the lack of information and transparency regarding the primary election process resulted in a mass departure of aspirants from the part...