Elections: APC campaign accuses PDP of planning ‘overnight violence’

The spokesperson of APC Presidential Campaign Council, Festus
Keyamo, has alleged that the major opposition PDP is planning
overnight violence in various collation centres across the
country.

Mr Keyamo, who made the allegation in a statement Saturday
evening said the PDP is planning to use political thugs for the
purpose.

He called on security agencies to be on the alert.

The PDP is yet to react.

See full statement below:

PRESS RELEASE BY APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
COUNCIL:

A CLARION CALL FOR NATIONWIDE SECURITY ALERT

It has come to our knowledge from insiders within the PDP
Campaign Council who are making last-minute efforts to switch
allegiance to President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives
Congress that the PDP is currently recruiting armed thugs and
miscreants nationwide to attack ward and local government collation
centres this evening till the wee hours of tomorrow morning.

The purpose is to disrupt the collation process of the elections
nationwide in order to cause crises and make this election
inclusive (inconclusive). As we know, most of these collation
centres are usually in schools or other places that are poorly
protected.

This is therefore a clarion call to all law enforcement agencies
to mobilise extra armed security to protect all collation centres
nationwide. We also appeal to Nigerians of goodwill and our
supporters to provide standby electricity this night at these
collation centres.

We also call on all our party agents, supporters and patriotic
Nigerians to stick with these election results from the various
units up to the State Collation Centres. There is no cause for any
political party at this stage to jubilate or be dejected.

Nothing has been won and nothing has been lost. Official results
have not been declared. Hence we call for eternal vigilance on the
part of our agents and supporters.

We repeat: NOBODY SHOULD JUBILATE NOW AND ABANDON HIS/HER
DUTIES. LET US KEEP OUR FEET FIRMLY ON THE GROUND AND STICK WITH
OUR ASSIGNED ROLE(S) UNTIL FINAL RESULTS ARE DECLARED BY INEC.

Thank you.

FESTUS KEYAMO, SAN, FCIArb (UK)
Director, Strategic Communications,
APC Presidential Campaign Council
(Official Spokesperson).

Political Thuggery: Army Kills 6 Assailants, Loses
Officer in Rivers State

Information reaching Headquarters Nigerian Army (NA) revealed
that troops of 6 Division on a legitimate duty of protecting lives
and properties of law abiding citizens and ensuring a conducive
environment for peaceful conduct of 2019 General Elections in
Abonnema, Akuku Toru Local Government Area (LGA) Rivers State were
attacked by some hoodlums.

The pre-planned attack occurred in between Charles and
Bob-Manuel’s compounds in Abonnema Town at about 1:00pm on the 23rd
February 2019.

The attackers barricaded a major road into the town and laid an
ambush in the adjoining built-up areas from where they opened fire
on our unsuspecting troops when they attempted to remove the
barricade.

The gallant troops fought their way through the siege and in the
process killed six of the assailants. However, we lost a lieutenant
in the encounter.

Preliminary investigation indicated that one Roland Sekibo, –
the Chairman Akuku Toru LGA, Omodo – the CSO Akuku Toru LGA and
Kenneth of Kula currently at large were the masterminds of the
unexpected/ unprovoked attack.

To this end, the NA strongly hereby state that perpetrators of
this ambush will be made to face the full wrath of the law.

You are requested to disseminate this information to the public
please.

SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Acting Director Army Public Relations
23 February, 2019