APC Vows To Take Punitive Measures Against Sponsors of Ogun Presidential Rally Violence
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday saoid it will review Monday’s premeditated attacks sponsored by Governor Ibikunle Amosu on President Muhammadu Buhari and other senior leaders of the party at the venue of the presidential campaign rally in Ogun State.
It stressed that the party will take a decision on what it described as “the gross misconduct” of deliberately positioning thugs to attack and embarrass the President and the party’s leadership immediately after the elections.
The APC national leadership said that no single person will be allowed to put his personal and selfish interests ahead of the wishes of the people of Ogun state and elsewhere.
These were contained in a press statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in which he expressed the regrets of what he said was a premeditated attacks sponsored by Governor Amosun on President Muhammadu Buhari.
Issa-Onilu said; “This is one act of indiscipline too many. The APC will not condone acts of indiscipline, indiscretion and anti-party activities from any party member no matter how highly placed.
“It must be stated that party supremacy and discipline according to our constitution are not matters of choice but binding principles which must be adhered to by ALL party members.
“The APC is a party known for discipline, justice, fairness and equality hence any plan to destroy what this party stands for would be rejected.”
Commenting on the post primaries of the party, the APC spokesman said the decision of the National Working Committee to uphold the wishes of party members is unbendable.
He further said; “Therefore, whatever means being presently deployed by persons intending to undermine the wishes of the people for personal gains will not be tolerated.
“We urge our teeming party supporters and members not to be disturbed by Monday’s condemnable incident. We urge all to continue trooping out enmasse for our remaining campaigns and vote massively for ALL and ONLY APC candidates in the forthcoming general elections.”
