Ebonyi State’s All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) issued a statement on Saturday denouncing the attack on one of its coordinators, Mr Ikenna Eze, and some of the party’s followers at the Ugwulangwu community in Okposi, Ohaozara Local Government Area.
It was speculated that a council boss in the state was behind the plot to carry out the attack, which a group of zealous thugs carried out. The names of the council bosses have been withheld.
In addition, the party appealed to all relevant security authorities, demanding that the criminals responsible for the terrible act be apprehended without delay.
Mr Nwanchor Chibuike Nwanchor, the APGA publicity secretary for Ebonyi State, said as much in a statement, noting that in addition to the destruction of the APGA campaign headquarters in Ugwulangwu, certain papers belonging to the party were stolen.
According to the statement: “The attention of the All Progressive Grand Alliance in Ebonyi state has been drawn to another attack meted on the Coordinator and the supporters of APGA in Ugwulanugwu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, where the Coordinator of APGA in Ugwulanugwu was attacked, and the campaign office destroyed with some materials in the campaign office made away with by thugs.
“This attack was carried out today, 24th December 2022, immediately after the APGA gubernatorial candidate Professor Bernard Ifeanyichukwu Odoh and other candidates of our party left the campaign office after a town hall meeting that took place in the area.
“This is happening barely two months after the dastard attack on us in Izzi Local Government Area where we called on the security agencies to immediately arrest the perpetrators who are known individuals working for the government of the day, but up till this moment, we are yet to receive any report to that effect.
“As law-abiding citizens and political party, we wish to again alert the general public over this gruesome attack on innocent supporters of our party by the APC ruling government. We wish to reiterate that nobody has the monopoly of violence as we will no longer fold our hands and watch our core supporters intimidated in any way.
“We call for the umpteen time on the security agencies to immediately launch out and arrest the perpetrators of this bastard act and bring every single one of them to book.
“We are aware of the many antics of the fading government to stifle oppositions in the state, but that is the last kick of a dying horse as the loud voice of the people will soon be echoed at the poll in just a matter of weeks.
“We encourage our supporters in Ugwulanugwu and everywhere to remain resilient and committed to the cause they believe in as we have made all necessary arrangements to curtail the excess of these individuals who will soon face the full wrath of the law.”