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The peace
building efforts by stakeholders ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in
Kogi State has suffered a major set back, as political thugs allegedly
belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) stormed venue of the parley,
dragged out the state Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Muktar
Atimah and gave him a resounding beating.
The incident, which took place during the meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) in Lokoja, had in attendance the Inspector General of Police,
Mr. Mohammed Abubakar Adamu and the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmud Yakubu.
The meeting was organised to sign a peace accord among the 24
political parties participating in Saturday’s elections.
In the full glare of these personalities, including the incumbent Governor of the state, Yahaya Bello and other governorship candidates, the thugs came into the hall while the meeting was going on, dragged out the SDP chairman and beat him up.
In the full glare of these personalities, including the
incumbent Governor of the state, Yahaya
Bello and other governorship candidates, the thugs came into the hall while the meeting was going on, dragged out the SDP chairman and beat him up.
It took the rather late
and half-hearted intervention of the security personnel
at the venue to rescue the chairman after he had beenthoroughly rough-handled
by the thugs.
The governorship candidate of the SDP, Barrister Natasha
Akpoti, was alsobarred from entering the venue of the meeting by the thugs.
Source: New
Telegraph Ren Sparevoll
