January 28, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has condemned the violence that trailed the governorship campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Surulere Local Government Area of the state, which allegedly claimed three lives and left many injured.
Speaking through its State Publicity Secretary, Hon. Seye Oladejo, the APC said it condemned the violence on citizens of the state in the name of an electioneering campaign.
“Our attention has been drawn to the terror unleashed on innocent and law-abiding citizens of Lagos State by the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in the forthcoming national elections, Jide Adediran, otherwise known as Jandor, in the course of his campaign in Surulere Local Government.
“The incident left in its wake several injured victims and three people reportedly died.
“We condemn in strong terms the unwarranted and unprovoked resort to violence on the citizens of the state in the name of electioneering campaign. In broad daylight, Jandor’s thugs fired guns at their hapless victims, who ran for dear lives,” the party said.
APC said Lagos cherishes its enviable status as the safest state in the country, which it said is a result of long-running and painstaking investment in security.
“We view this attack as a ploy to instil fear in the hearts of would-be voters as we count down to the elections.
“It’s pathetic to note that a candidate seeking to govern the state could be seen actively promoting violence to disrupt the peace of the citizens.
“The PDP and its candidate have been busy in the past few days; crying in the media that their posters were being torn. Unknown to the public, he perfected his evil plans, which manifested at his rally.
“While we can imagine the untold misery and frustration that his faltering campaign might have visited on him, it ought not to result in the thirst for the blood of potential voters,” APC said.
APC calls on law enforcement agencies to thoroughly investigate the incident, bring the culprits to book and beef up security across the state.
It also urges Lagosians to remain calm and be law-abiding as the State Government remains irrevocably committed to its onerous duty of ensuring the safety of lives and properties of all and sundry.
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AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
