Kenneth Okonkwo, a member of the Nationwide Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of utilizing thugs and state safety businesses to disrupt conferences and rallies organised by opposition events throughout the nation.
Talking on Come up Tv on Monday, the previous Labour Social gathering chieftain dismissed claims that the ADC was dropping momentum, insisting that the occasion remained vibrant and able to problem the APC within the subsequent normal elections.
“ADC is on fireplace. The one factor is that now we have an APC that’s utilizing each technique to intimidate and scatter the plans of the opposition,” Okonkwo mentioned.
The Nollywood actor-turned-politician alleged that a number of ADC gatherings had been violently disrupted in several states underneath the supervision of safety businesses.
“Recall in Kaduna State, ADC needed to fulfill they usually have been scattered by thugs. Recall in Lagos, when Rhodes-Vivour needed to have a gathering of the ADC, they have been scattered by thugs underneath the supervision of the safety businesses,” he mentioned.
Okonkwo additional accused the APC of instigating comparable incidents in Ekiti State, including that such actions contravened the provisions of the Electoral Act, which mandates safety businesses to supply safety for all political events throughout conferences and rallies.
“In Ekiti State, APC once more went to scatter ADC once they have been having their assembly. In accordance with the Electoral Act, the safety company is supposed to supply safety for any occasion that wishes to organise any rally or assembly,” he mentioned.
The ADC chieftain described the ruling occasion as “jittery,” claiming that the APC’s alleged actions have been pushed by concern of dropping energy in future elections.
“APC is jittery; ADC goes to type the following authorities of Nigeria. We’re strategising, and we’re going to beat this APC — they’re already imploding,” he added.
Okonkwo mentioned the wave of defections into the ruling occasion wouldn’t save the APC in 2027.
In accordance with him, the ruling occasion “will lose the election as a result of it’s the individuals of Nigeria towards the APC.”
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