The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State wishes to alert security agencies and members of the public to the vandalisation of campaign billboards, posters and other materials of our candidates in some parts of Ilorin, the State capital.
In a statement released by the party State Publicity Secretary,Tunde Ashaolu, said last night, some hoodlums loyal to a faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Kwara vandalised boards and defaced campaign posters of candidates of our party including our leader and Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki.
This is coming on the eve of the visit of the presidential candidate of our party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Peter Obi and other party leaders for the PDP North Central presidential campaign rally holding today in Ilorin.
The hoodlums were led by a notorious APC thug nicknamed SOJ whom we learnt has been arrested by the police following the petition by the local security committee of the PDP presidential campaign rally committee.
The party condemns this despicable act of vandalism and call on security agencies in the State to check this trend as it is capable of leading to political violence. We also appeal to our teeming members and supporters not to recipocrate with such barbaric acts.
Unlike the APC, our party will never resort to destruction of campaign materials and other acts of violence. As the ruling party in the State, we have always tolerated the desperate antics of the opposition.
However, we want the APC to note that no party or group has monopoly of violence. We, therefore, warn the APC that our party will not subscribe to violence or intimidation of any sort, which they have been perpetrating with the backing of the Federal Government.
The APC needs to understand that no amount of intimidation will deter the good people of Kwara State from supporting our leader, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki and voting candidates of the PDP in the forthcoming general elections. PDP remains the party of the people.
