APC CAMPAIGN COUNCIL CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON POLITICAL GATHERINGS, SEEKS ARRESTS
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By ‘Balogun Ibrahim
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has condemned recent attacks on political gatherings across the country, including the disruption of a Nigeria Democratic Congress town hall meeting in Lagos, and called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute those involved.
The council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, made the call in a statement issued on Friday, urging political parties, politicians and their supporters to exercise restraint and avoid actions capable of triggering crises and public disorder as political campaigns intensify.
The appeal followed the disruption of a town hall meeting organised by supporters of the NDC in Lagos on Friday by suspected attackers.
The incidents come amid growing reports of political violence in different parts of the country ahead of the January 16, 2027 presidential election, raising concerns about the safety of political gatherings and supporters.
Reacting to the developments, the APC campaign council described reported attacks in Edo, Cross River and Gombe states, alongside other acts of violence targeting political leaders and supporters across party lines, as unacceptable.
The statement read in part, “We have observed the recent spate of violent attacks at political gatherings in parts of the country. The reported attacks in Edo, Cross River and Gombe, and other acts of violence targeting party supporters and political leaders across party lines are condemnable.
“Our campaign strongly condemns the disruption of today’s scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Lagos.
“As we proceed with the electioneering campaign, political parties, politicians and supporters must restrain themselves and avoid acts that could create needless crises and public disorder.
“We call on the security agencies to be more responsive and alert in preventing political violence of any type and ensuring that instigators and perpetrators are apprehended and punished in accordance with the law.
“Political parties and candidates are enjoined to campaign on issues that uplift the lives of Nigerians and not to instigate violence at political events.”
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