Sunday 11 September 2016

HOODLUMS ATTACK AKURE CAMPAIGN OFFICE OF DR. JIMOH IBRAHIM

Barrister Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR

The campaign office of a factional gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 26 Governorship election in Ondo State, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim (CFR), was on Saturday night, attacked and vandalized by unknown hoodlums in Akure, the state capital.

The newly renovated building is located along the busy Oyemekun road, in Akure.
An eyewitness account disclosed that some gunmen allegedly stormed the building at about 8:30 pm in a Toyota Bus branded with Eyitayo Jegede posters, went on rampage, destroyed and vandalised the newly installed PDP flags, the Nigeria National flag and the big billboard mounted on the top floor of the building.

While conducting newsmen around the building on Sunday, the Director of Media and Publicity of PDP in the state, Yemi Akintomide, described the act as barbaric, destructive and a very dangerous way of playing politics.

Akintomide said 18 poles with PDP flags, representing each of the eighteen council areas of the state and a Nigeria National coloured flag, just installed on Saturday morning, at the frontage of the campaign office by a governorship aspirant of the party, Bamiduro Dada, were all destroyed by the political thugs. He said the hoodlums also pulled down and vandalised the campaign billboard of Ibrahim mounted on top of the storey-building. He, however, said nobody was attacked as the perpetrators of the dastardly act came in the night after occupants of the office had left and the structure was under lock and key.

Akintomide urged stakeholders in the state, including political leaders, traditional rulers, youths, artisans, women and students to condemn this dangerous act “to forestall future occurrence of such action before, during and after the governorship election. We are calling on our security agencies to come to our aide by fortifying security around the party secretariat and the campaign office, and all the people that will be visiting these buildings as the campaign hots up.

“We’re aware of the evil plans of the other faction of the PDP in the state as we go into the campaign proper; but we at the Prince Biyi Poroye led PDP in the state have been preaching peace and non-violence, leaving the court to do justice to the cases before it, while we continue politicking and preparing for the election.

“We condemn in it totality, this destructive attitude of our fellow party men at the other end, as we believe, as PDP members, we should jointly canvass for votes and mobilise our members towards achieving victory for our party in the coming poll, while the internal crisis can be amicably and lawfully resolved thereafter”, he added. (Sun)

No comments:

Post a Comment