The Kogi West Zonal Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Taiwo Kola-Ojo, has decried the incessant attacks on his party members by some hoodlums, allegedly sponsored by the All Progressives Congress agents in the state.
Kola-Ojo, while speaking about the development, made reference to the violent attack against PDP members at Odokoro Gbede, during a campaign tour of the Ijumu Local Government Area, recently.
He lamented that political violence had become the state policy in
Kogi.
Explaining how the attack at Odokoro occurred, he said, “On the entry of the campaign train into Odokoro, the community of origin of the administrator of the Local Government, Alh. Taofik Isah, road barricades were mounted to prevent entry, while stones were hauled at party faithful as they arrived the
barricades.”
Meanwhile, reports had it that two vehicles belonging to party members were destroyed, one of which belonged to Hon Abiodun Ojo, a former commissioner in the state, and currently Zonal Campaign Director of the party.
“Going by the account, chairs and venue materials, positioned for the reception of the campaign train, were destroyed, just as campaign posters belonging to PDP candidates were removed,” Taiwo said.
The party chieftain, however, wondered how state officials, who were considered as the chief security officers of their domains, had now transmuted into chief co-ordinators of violence, and had become terrors and tormentors, instead of protectors and
defenders.
He called on Nigerians to take note of the happenings in Kogi State, where, according to him, candidates of the SDP, ADC and PDP, had, at various times, and in various locations, been allegedly attacked by agents of
the APC.
While commending the Police Area Commander, Kabba and the Divisional Police Officer, Ayetoro Gbede, for stepping in quickly to rescue his party’s members, Taiwo appealed to the Police to bring to book those identified in the attack against his members.
He enjoined the Police and other security agents to always bear in mind that their obligations were towards all Nigerians and not to the ruling party or particular government officials.
