IPOB: APGA decries incessant attacks on Enugu LP members

The All Progressives Grand Alliance has condemned in its entirety the attack on the supporters of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Enugu State on Sunday, describing it as an agenda to keep the state down allegedly by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state.

It was gathered that gunmen, suspected to be political thugs, invaded a meeting of the LP in Awgu Ward 1 and chased out the members. They also destroyed chairs, canopies and cars belonging to the party members.

The hoodlums had, last week Wednesday, attacked the LP members at Aninri in a similar manner.

But reacting to the attacks in a statement, Tuesday, the state Chairman of APGA, Mr Ndubisi Enechionyia, condemned the incessant attack on the party.

The statement was titled, “Attacks on Peter Obi supporters in Enugu: A campaign for the PDP to keep our state down.”

Enechionyia said, “Today, we condemn in its entirety the repeated and dirty campaigns being carried out against Obi’s supporters in Enugu by some elements on the payroll of the state chapter of the PDP, pretending to be Biafra agitators

“We received the news that members of Obi support groups were attacked by thugs on Wednesday at Nenwe in Aninri Local Government Area, and on Sunday at Awgu in Awgu LGA.”

He added, “We, in the APGA, have always believed that democracy allows freedom of association and expression. It is condemnable that while the rest of the country is working to create a better democratic culture, Enugu State seems to be trying to fully return to the days of political violence, murders, and full suppression of opposition and alternative opinion”

He alleged, “In the past, Enugu State PDP has sponsored attacks like the ones at Awgu and Aninri against their own members and similar incidents occurred during the last local council election in the state.”

“The elections of 2023 in Enugu will be for who the people choose, and no longer the usual jamboree of favoritism.

“The parties should focus on selling their candidates, instead of disrupting the activities of other parties in Enugu,” the statement added.