The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has condemned Tuesday’s attack on the convoy of President Goodluck Jonathan by alleged supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Katsina.
The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Olisa Metuh, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said the attack was “a clear indication that the APC is not ready to dial back on its rabid desire to attain power through violence despite signing a peace pact a week ago in Abuja.”
Metuh added that the PDP would no longer tolerate such acts of violence on any of its members.
He said, “This brazen attack on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and our presidential candidate clearly shows that the APC was never committed to the spirit and letters of the Abuja peace accord which they signed in the presence of prominent Nigerians and international personalities.
“It is unfortunate that while the PDP and other parties are busy ensuring that their members and supporters remain committed to a peaceful electioneering, the APC has been hatching plots to unleash violence on our candidates and members.
“We invite Nigerians, friends of Nigeria and all lovers of democracy to rise in condemnation of this dangerous phenomenon. These early developments clearly demonstrate that the comments and declarations by the leaders of the APC that Nigeria would be thrown into chaos and bloodshed should it lose the February general elections were real.”
Metuh commended the maturity and the peaceful disposition of President Jonathan and the leaders of the PDP even in the face of the attack.
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