Kwara state PDP on Saturday alleged that its gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Shuaib Yaman Abdulahi had his campaign trail attacked in Shao , a suburb of Ilorin on Friday adding that this had left vehicles vandalized and party supporters injured.
State Publicity Secretary of the party, Hon Tunji Morounfoye in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com had since pointed the finger at the ruling APC.
‘The Kwara state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is saddened by the trend of violent attacks on our presidential campaign trail at different locations in the country. We are assuaged by various news of the PDP presidential campaign trail being attacked in most states visited, and thugs suspected to have been sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC) had been responsible for this.
It is unfortunate that we have also experienced this ugly trend overnight in Kwara state. Our gubernatorial candidate, Alh. Shuaib Abdulai Yaman’ s campaign trail was attacked by thugs suspected to have been sponsored by APC in Shao, Moro local government area of the state early this morning.
Alh. Shuaib Abdulai Yaman was returning to Ilorin , the state capital, after a successful tour of Kwara North, his home turf, when he was ambushed by armed thugs at Shao. His vehicle, the vehicles of the members of his entourage were damaged. Some members of Alh. Yaman’s entourage were also injured and had to be hospitalized after this traumatic and unprovoked attack’ the statement said.
While noting that the party had since informed the police of the incident and that arrests will soon be made, PDP also urged well -meaning Kwarans ‘to caution the APC not to heat up the polity ahead of the 2023 general election’.
‘We wish to remind Kwarans of the ugly incident that happened over the last weekend where all PDP banners and billboards were defaced and destroyed in Kwara South, along the way to Obo Aiyegunle, just because the governor , Mal. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq was invited to an event there.
The entourage of the PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate, Hon. Gbenga Makajuola, who was also invited to the event, had to be sequestered at Omu-Aran because of the fear of clashing with the Governor’s APC entourage.
We at the PDP will like to reiterate that no single person has the monopoly of violence. We know we are on the path to victory in 2023 InshAllah, so why should we cause trouble and perpetuate violence? We can only call on our gallant but grossly underfunded security agents in Kwara state, to seek out and arrest these agents of destabilization suspected to have been sponsored by the APC.
Consequently, we at the PDP put it to the Kwara APC that, glossy banners, billboards and beautiful campaign materials do not win elections. The APC may also wish to be reminded that thugs shall not and cannot shake the resolve of the great people of Kwara state to change the “soiled diaper” APC regime, led by Mal. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. Like the Kwara state youths said some days back, at the ‘OSUWA’ rally, which when roughly translated means; ‘We are tired’ .
Kwarans are indeed tired of the alleged mismanagement of our state funds, (Close to ‘HALF A TRILLION NAIRA REVENUE’ has accrued to Kwara state in just over three years, nothing to show for it.) we are tired of huge loans without commensurate development.
We are tired of various allegations of graft and corruption against the Kwara APC regime. We are tired of putrid lies and vile propaganda against past administrations. We are tired of inflation, poverty and insecurity. We are tired of pothole- filled roads and mountains of garbage all over Kwara state’ the statement added.
The party urged Kwarans and other Nigerians to reject the ruling APC in the upcoming general election- Team@orientactualmags.com
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