APC condemns attacks on political gatherings, demands arrest of perpetrators

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Presidential Campaign Council has condemned the growing wave of violence targeting political gatherings across the ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has condemned the growing wave of violence targeting political gatherings across the country, urging security agencies to arrest and prosecute those responsible for attacks on politicians and party supporters.

The council specifically condemned reported attacks in Edo, Cross River and Gombe states, as well as the disruption of a scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Lagos on Thursday.

“Our campaign strongly condemns the disruption of today’s scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Lagos,” Alake said.

He condemned the reported incidents across the country, stressing that violence targeting political leaders and supporters, irrespective of party affiliation, posed a threat to peaceful political participation.

The APC campaign council called on security agencies to strengthen surveillance and preventive measures around political activities, insisting that those behind the attacks must not be allowed to escape justice.

“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,” Alake said.

He urged political parties and their candidates to exercise restraint in their campaigns, warning against inflammatory conduct capable of escalating political disagreements into violence.

According to him, political campaigns should be driven by policy debates and proposals capable of improving the living conditions of Nigerians rather than actions that threaten public peace.

“Political parties and candidates are enjoined to campaign on issues that uplift the lives of Nigerians and not to instigate violence at political events,” he added.

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