The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has described the ban placed on street rallies and procession by the state government as a welcome development.
It said the ban was aimed at ensuring security of lives and property of the innocent residents and maintain peace and order in every part of the state.
The party in a statement by its state publicity secretary, Tunde Ashaolu said the state security council’s decision on street rallies and processions by political parties was necessary and timely.
Condemning the stance of the factional governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on the development, the PDP said Abdulrazaq “is crying wolf on the ban placed on political street rallies where there is none. The move was a necessary and timely one.”
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The party maintained that there was nothing undemocratic in the decision of the state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed to ban political street rallies and processions, as it was intended to check the escalation of violence in the state.
It hailed the decision of the governor and said it was not targeted at frustrating the campaigns of any political party or candidate as alleged by the factional APC governorship candidate, but to uphold the security of the state.
He said, “Every discerning individual will know that the ban was clearly informed by the recent violent attacks arising from political rallies in some parts of the state, with our members and supporters suffering the most casualties. It was certainly not aimed at frustrating any political party or candidate.
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq should therefore, stop crying wolf where there is none.
