Timothy Omobude
People Democratic Party, PDP, Edo state has urge President Muhammadu Buhari, Inspector General of Police and all well meaning Nigerians to call the campaign team of the All Progressive Congress, APC compromising of the former national chairman, Comr Adams Oshiomole, Pastor Osagie Ize-iyamu and several other individuals to order.
A former Speaker of the state house of assembly, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Adjoto while briefing newsmen at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Benin city alleged that Over 15 persons suffered degrees of gun shots from APC thugs, who he alleged was attacked by some PDP supporters at Ekpe Public field in Akoko-Edo local government area while they were having their meeting.
According to him, IGP should set up a crack team to visit Akoko-Edo and investigate this matter. A governor can only govern the living and not the dead, politics is not a do or die affair, one person must emmerg.
'I know very well that President Buhari want peace for Edo and Nigeria. What I saw after the incident is very bad, this is not healthy for democracy.
'Obaseki has worked, he like Edo and the people like him, Oshiomole should allow peace to reign not taking side or instigating violent, he Should be an elder stateman by now.
Prince Kayode Ogunnubi, PDP, chairman, Akoko-Edo noted the terget of the gun men was to get ride of the people putting on a branded face cap with Gov Godwin.
He stressed that there is need for the APC to put on hold all future campaign plans in the area until tension subside else the people will be force to resist and defend themselves of such ugly scenario ever played out again.
'The attacks carried out by these gun men is evil and condemnable and we will not sit back and watch the opposition ruin the tranquility that we enjoy in Akoko-Edo he added.
When contacted, the spokes person for Edo state APC campaign council, John Mayaki told Dailypost post that he has resulted not to be responding to lies from all corners.
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