The Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party in Ogun State, Hon. Sikirulahi Ogundele on Tuesday condemned in strong terms the wantom destruction of its party Candidates campaign billboards in Ogun State, citing Iperu in Ikenne Local Government as reference.
The party chairman lamented the destruction of billboards as primitive and dastardly, alleging that thugs loyal to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were behind the act.
In a circulated video which was sighted by The Eaglesforesight stated so.
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Part of what he said; “We want to remind APC and its leadership in the State that the recent peace accord signed by political parties and their presidential candidates in Abuja which they also attended is binding on all parties and their members.
“The destruction of billboards, posters and banners is against the new 2022 Electoral Act and is also a crime against the freedom of expression as enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
“It is also morally unjustifiable as this is not a true reflection of an acceptable democratic tenet.
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PDP wondered why the provocation by the destruction of billboards of gubernatorial flagbearer in the State, Hon. Adebutu Oladipupo Lado is getting rampant.
While calling on supporters of PDP to remain calm and be law abiding, the party state Chairman said, necessary steps are being taken to forestall a repeat of mass destruction of his candidates billboards in the future.
The party urged the APC leaders and Dapo Abiodun to tell their supporters to desist from destroying billboards of other political parties in the State, stressing that ‘political campaign’ was not a declaration for war.
He mentioned how much essential commodities was before and during the era of APC in the country.
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