APC Presidential Campaign Council has condemned the disruption on Thursday in Lagos of scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
The council said political parties, politicians, and supporters must restrain themselves and avoid acts that could create needless crisis and public disorder.As we proceed with the electioneering campaign even as it called on security agencies to arrest offendes.
In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dr. Dele Alake, the campaign council condemned the recent of violent attacks at political gatherings targeted at party supporters and political leaders across party lines in parts of the country.
“Our campaign strongly condemns the disruption of today’s scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Lagos.
“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 violence targeted at party supporters and political leaders across party lines are condemnable.
“As we proceed with the electioneering campaign, political parties, politicians, and supporters must restrain themselves and avoid acts that could create needless crisis and public disorder.
“We call on the security agencies to be more responsive and alert in preventing political violence of any type and ensure instigators and perpetrators are apprehended and punished in accordance with the law, ” the statement said,
The APC presidential campaign council therefore advised political parties and candidates to make their campaigns issue based and not instigate violence at political rallies.
“Political parties and candidates are enjoined to campaign on issues that uplift the lives of Nigerians and not to instigate violence at political events,” APC campaign council advised.
