Ondo: APC Urges Security Agencies To Be Ruthless With Thugs |The Source

By Ayodele Oni, Akure

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo has urged Security Agencies to be ruthless while dealing with political thugs. The party also said its members had no need to engage in thuggery on, or before the October 10 Governorship election. “We shall win without resorting to violence”, it said.

The party, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Alex Jalejaye, pointed out that there is an uncoordinated blackmail and tissue of lies by the desperate Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to create an impression that the ruling party promotes thuggery.

“The APC wishes to say that it has no reason whatsoever to engage in, or encourage thuggery.

“The Governor of the State and APC flag bearer,  Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, will never be a man to go about with thugs, guns, or be a party to violence in whatever colouration.

“The APC-led government has thus far won the confidence of the people of the State with an unbelievable capacity to manage resources,  and this has led to construction of roads, bridges,  the enviable industrial hub at Ore, intervention in agriculture sector, and so on.

“These are what we tell the electorate when we go on campaign. We neither need guns nor cutlasses to do this. Violence and thuggery are not in the character of the ruling party.”

The party noted that It was astonishing to hear the PDP accusing the ruling party of promoting do-or-die approach to election, which is actually their second name.

It added that “the desperation of PDP leaders is responsible for the bulk of crises recorded so far in the State. The so called “Akure Agenda”, because its candidate is from Akure, explains why the members from the capital have severally launched unprovoked attacks on our members.

“The APC also has it on good authority that the unannounced alliance between the PDP and the Zenith Labour Party is geared towards constant creation of semblance of attacks on each other, and blame the ruling party for same.

“The APC urged security agencies to go ruthless on any party or individual that is bent on depriving the Sunshine State a peaceful and rancour-free election.”