Politics
Labour Party Blames PDP For Attack On Obidient Enugu Supporters
The Labour Party(LP), Enugu Chapter has blamed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the gunmen attack on its supporters in Enugu last weekend.
While reacting to the attack, the LP alleged that the attack on it Enugu members over the weekend was sponsored by the State Government and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
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GWG reports that gunmen attacked members of the Labour Party during a meeting in Aninri and Awgu local government areas of the Enugu state on Sunday.
Some members of the party were reportedly wounded, while cars were vandalized.
Reacting to the attack, the party’s national publicity secretary, Arabambi Abayomi frowned bitterly at the attack, describing it as not only alarming but also disturbing.
He expressed shock and questioned why some politicians would go so low to sponsor attacks on members of the opposition.
According to him, one Anih, the Administrator of the Community Secretariat, who is a card carrying member of the PDP, forcefully ejected the LP members who made arrangements to hold the meeting at the Community Secretariat.
He further urged the Enugu State law enforcement agencies to be alert enough to prevent such needless repeat of the attack on its members.
The statement partly reads; “Our party’s attention was drawn to a coordinated Gunmen attacks on Sunday 5th day of September 2022 on members of the Labour Party (LP) who were holding a meeting in Awgu Community, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, “It is quite alarming and disheartening that at this point in the political space of Nigeria, some Politicians are yet primitive enough to sponsor attack on party members of the opposition in a meeting.
“It is not in any kind of doubt that the public opinion very strongly believe that Enugu State Government is implicated in the attack
“Meanwhile , LP is of the opinion that the Enugu State Law Enforcement Agencies would be alert enough to prevent a needless repeat of this barbaric political sponsored attack on the opposition in the State
“We challenge the PDP in Enugu State to demonstrate that all Citizens are safe in Enugu State
“This time around no life was lost to the attack but it is more responsible for the Government of Enugu State to show the people of the State that it has no plans for political violence towards 2023,” he added.
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