APC Condemns Attack On Members In Port Harcourt, ‘Its Barbaric, Deserves Urgent, Thorough Investigation’

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, condemned, in the strongest terms, the attack on some of its leaders and members in Port Harcourt on Monday, April 3 by thugs and supporters, which it claimed, was of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The party’s condemnation was contained in a strongly worded statement issued by its Spokesman, Felix Morka.

Recall that Monday’s attack occurred during a visit to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s office by Mr. Tonye Cole, APC Governorship Candidate, Dr. Innocent Barikor, Deputy Governorship Candidate,  Mr. Emeka Beke, State Chairman of the Party, and three other party officials to obtain the Certified True Copies (CTC) of vital documents in the March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly elections.

“Without warning, thugs and supporters of the PDP descended on our party officials, inflicting severe and life-threatening injuries on them, and damaging personal and party properties,” the APC statement reads

According to the ruling party, “this premeditated attack by PDP thugs and operatives on our officials and members in Port Harcourt is yet another in what has now become an orgy of violence carried out with mind-boggling audacity, and with absolutely no serious investigation by the police or repercussions for the instigators and perpetrators of this serial violence.

“Ostensibly, this latest attack was aimed at frustrating the effort of our Governorship Candidate to obtain vital documents to exercise his constitutional right to challenge the declared result of the Governorship election in the state.

“For the PDP that claims to have won the election to resort to this level of violence to block a legitimate legal challenge tells a different story of a party sitting precariously on needles and pins in the face of prospects of a legal challenge by our Governorship Candidate.

“While we commend the swift response of security agencies, especially the Police and the Nigerian Army in restoring peace and order in the wake of this brutal attack, again, we call on the Inspector General of Police to order an urgent and thorough investigation into this and previous incidents of violent attacks on leaders and members of our Party in Rivers State, and to bring the sponsors and perpetrators to justice.”

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