APC
spokesman, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu.
The All Progressives Congress has condemned the attack on the
immediate past Deputy Senate President and serving Senator, Ike
Ekweremadu, by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra
on Saturday in Nuremberg, Germany.
The ruling party in a statement by its National Publicity
Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said those involved in the despicable
actions and the organisation they represented were unworthy in
character.
“No Nigerian should be assaulted in the manner Senator
Ekweremadu was. It is an indecent action and it is below the
acceptable standard of behaviour expected of our citizens whether
in Nigeria or abroad.
“It is, however, regrettable that some of the people and
organisations who had offered these irresponsible elements open
support in the past are raising their voices now.”
The APC blamed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party for
supporting IPOB in the past when it was promoting division in the
country.
“The PDP and its leaders chose to play politics over a matter
that called for collective patriotic actions when IPOB raised a
terror group in the South East.
“It is clear that PDP and its other shortsighted co-travellers
who were the main cheerleaders of IPOB owe this country an apology.
IPOB hid under regional identity to perpetrate criminality having
recruited some misguided elements and miscreants.
“Are we surprised by the PDP’s hypocritical reaction to the
unfortunate attack on Senator Ekweremadu? No!
The PDP and their leaders have acted true to type. This is what
happens when politicians become myopic and allow narrow sentiments
becloud their sense of judgement.
“We all have a responsibility to collectively rise against evil
wherever we find it and in whatever guise it appears. We hope
lessons have been learnt from this unfortunate incident.”
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