Ize-Iyamu speaks of the violence in Etsako-West Local Government
Area of the state on August 13, 2020.
Ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo
State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied its
involvement in the violence that occurred during a Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) rally.
Speaking during a press conference in Benin City, the Edo State
Capital, APC candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu distanced his party
members from the incident.
Ize-Iyamu explained that the party’s campaign across the state
has been generally peaceful and that his party has no reason to
encourage violence in an election it is confident of winning.
“We heard of so much violence during the PDP rally in
Etsako-West and they are accusing us of the destruction and
shooting, saying APC is causing trouble.
“We did not go near their activities, we did not destroy any of
their billboards and have no hands in any of the violence that took
place at their rally.
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“We don’t believe in violence and have no intention to encourage
our members to be violent,” the APC candidate said.
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He called on law enforcement agencies to rise to the occasion
and bring perpetrators of electoral violence to book.
This comes two days after armed thugs purportedly stormed the
venue of the PDP campaign in Apana community in Etsako West Local
Government Area of the state.
No life was lost as security operatives were able to disperse
the thugs to enable the PDP to conduct its rally.
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