Atiku Condemns Explosion At APC Campaign, Wants Attackers Arrested

Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 election has condemned Thursday’s attack on the campaign train of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

An explosion rocked the campaign train of the APC at the Rumuwoji Playground in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Thursday, January 19, 2023.

Atiku condemned the action that resulted in the deaths and injuries of the members and supporters of the party with opponent, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Presidential candidate.

Atiku spoke against the development in a personally signed statement that reads…

There should be no place for violence and anti-democratic manifestations in this election.

We’ve already committed to that in the peace pact we all signed up to.

Elections are not a do-or-die affair but an opportunity to reinforce our belief in democracy through our leadership choices via adult suffrage.

We had complained about the violence that had been visited on our party in some states because we did not want it to become a pattern if those engaged in anti-democratic activities were not brought to book.

Our worst fears have now manifested with the explosion at the APC rally in Port Harcourt. It stands condemned.

Elections and the choices we make should be about the BALLOT and not the BULLET.

On behalf of my team, I stand in solidarity with the APC and the families of the injured. I wish the injured a quick recovery.

Once again, I call on security agencies to ensure that those behind this dastardly act, including their promoters, are brought to justice to serve as a deterrent to copycats who may be emboldened to thread this same anti-democratic path. -AA