The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the assassination attempt on Jude Ezenwafor, the party’s governorship candidate, in the Anambra November 8 election.
Debo Ologuagba, the party’s national publicity secretary, in a statement on Sunday, demanded the arrest of the would-be assailants, insisting that the attack won’t deter the Party and its candidate
Jude Ezenwafor was attacked by gunmen who reportedly ambushed and opened fire on him in Abuja while he was returning from an appointment.
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“After a critical analysis of the violent incident, the PDP believes that certain interests who, ostensibly being uncomfortable with the growing popularity of the PDP candidate ahead of the November election, are desperate to prevent him from participating in the coming poll.”
Ologuagba said the Party is also aware of other plots by some anti-democratic elements in Anambra State to commence a series of smear campaigns against its candidate following the failure of the assassination plot.
The party described the attack on the PDP candidate as ” another sad commentary on the alarming level of insecurity in the country under the overtly insensitive, corrupt and abysmally rudderless All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.”
“In any event, our clear message to the assailants and their sponsors is that they have and will continue to fail in their evil machination as the PDP candidate is divinely destined. Our candidate enjoys the support of the people and will surely emerge victorious in the election.
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“Our Party charges the Inspector General of Police to immediately apprehend the assailants and their sponsors while also beefing up security around the PDP candidate ahead of the election”
The PDP family urges Ezenwafor not to be dispirited by the attack.
” The fact remains that Anambra State is home to the PDP and no amount of attack, smear campaign or propaganda will sway the resolve of our Party, candidate and the people of Anambra State to elect a transparent, humane, people-oriented and result-driven administration on the platform of the PDP. “
