Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs, yesterday, vandalised the campaign office of the Presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party,PDP Atiku Abubakar in Akure, the Ondo state capital.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the thugs, all suspected to be members of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) scaled the fence of the office located beside the Federal College of Agriculture on Ijapo road in Akure at exactly 2:am and destroyed items in the office and billboards bearing PDP candidates.
Mr. Olumide Ogunkua, the Personal Assistant to the state coordinator of the Atiku Presidential Campaign confirmed the attack to journalists in Akure, the state capital.
Ogunkua noted that the hoodlums after trying to the compound of the campaign office began to chant the APC slognan of “Next Level” and destroyng the posters bearing Atiku /Obi for 2019 president.
He explained that the security guard in the compound was molested and beaten and tied up by the hoodlums for challenging their mission in the PDP campaign office.
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In his reaction, the APC publicity secretary in the state, Alex Kalejaiye condemned the attacked but denied all the allegations.w
Mr. Kalejaiye stated that the APC government does not discriminate irrespective of political affiliation.
“We are so confident of our victory come February 2019, so we won’t have any reason whatsoever to attack any party or their facilities.
“The state government under the APC control a signage agency that moderate the activities of setting of billboards which is the signage agency and it collects revenue.
“So, why do you think we would now sponsor anyone or group to destroy what brings in revenue in the state government’s purse.
“We would never encourage such. If anybody is pointing accusing finger at the APC, the person is doing it out of either frustration or ignorance” he said.
Femi Joseph, the Ondo State Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO, when contacted said the incident occurred at the Ijapo division of the command but was yet to be reported to police in the state.
