February 02, (THEWILL) – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State has warned opposition parties in the state to eschew campaigns of violence, saying that it would not be distracted by the antics of the opposition parties in its quest to win the forthcoming elections in the state.
The Director-General of the Divine Mandate Campaign Council, All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Chief Austin Umahi, who stated this at a news conference in Abakaliki, said the party will not bulge to the distractions of the opposition to take to violence in the electioneering process.
Chief Umahi lamented the situation where the opposition elements have resorted to the destruction of billboards and posters of the APC, just to push the Party and Campaign Council to provocation.
He assured that despite provocation, the Divine Mandate Campaign Council would remain undaunted and operate in tune with global best practices.
“That has to stop, we are warning it must stop, otherwise they would be pushing us to the wall.
“We are working assiduously hard, we are convinced, we know and believe very well that God is the one who blesses the one who diligently works his way, we are convinced that there is no other party.
“We have decided to be mature and let them count themselves lucky that we have a God-fearing Governor, a man that believes that no contest is worth the spilling of blood.
“They are trying to provoke us into crises but we have said no, we can not do their bidding.”
The Campaign Council Director General expressed hope that the APC would cruise to victory at all levels during the general elections despite the antics of the opposition.
While remarking that the APC governorship candidate was massively chosen by the people for his vast experience in governance, Chief Umahi decried how the comments of the candidate in Ezza South were twisted by the opposition, insisting that Chief Nwifuru means well for the Ezza Nation.
“This young man advised the fathers, the Ezza Nation, to please invest in this venture because there are dividends in the investment.
“People play politics with everything, and I want to say, he couldn’t have meant otherwise because he is a seasoned politician, you can not play with Ezza Nation in the political equation of Ebonyi State, you can not play with them but our joy, unspeakable joy, is that these so-called oppositions, they are only on Facebook…”
He assured Ebonyi people that the APC and the governorship candidate have articulated the budding needs of citizens, with a view to addressing them headlong on assumption of office in May.
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