The Labour Party, LP, has condemned the attack on its supporters and the supporters of its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections as describing it as an affront and a declaration of war.
The party warned the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to be conscious of the fact that no one has the monopoly of violence.
A statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Arabambi Abayomi, on Saturday described the action of the APC and the Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, as deliberate and an official attempt to promote and encourage politics of violence in the country.
Abayomi stated that it was a negative and primitive form of governance by the APC, in Ebonyi State.
“The current rage of banditry, killings and suffocating large scale insecurity in the Country has roots grown out of loose political savagery known to have been encouraged by the past and present governments
“This is feared to be rearing very dangerous heads in the political space of Nigeria at the moment as known sponsors of the various violent groups that grew BOKO HARAM are loud voices in the ruling Government and are positioned to aspire for the Vice Presidency in 2023 by the ruling APC currently.
“LP condenms the unprovoked attack with guns on the supporters of LP in Ebonyi State by the Nigeria Police on behalf of the ruling APC Government in Ebonyi State.
” It is now very clear that APC is set to use its hidden and unhidden cells in the groups of the bandits and killers it has kept nuturing in troubling the peace and the well – being of Nigeria against the marked opposition Labour Party as the only political party that gives APC worries and fears for the daily increasing level of massive and wide support LP enjoys across the Nation
” It will be sad if the Nigeria Police either knowingly or unintentionally allow Governments to rubbish the little gains it has been able to record in the minds of the people for a better professionalism.
“It’s getting clearer by the day why the Buhari led APC administration has not been able to defeat terrorism ,banditry lawlessness kidnapping and official corruption.
“What explanation can this Grossly incompetent and moribund administration put in the public space why criminal and bandits invaded the Kuje correctional facility shooting sporadically for 5 hours without a single response from our security agents
“What lame or handicap explanation do they have to offer to Nigerians for the kidnapped and murdered Nigerians in the ill fated Abuja to Kaduna train attack months ago where bunch of criminals kidnapped and killed innocent Nigerians without a single shot fired any security agents?
“It’s evidence that this administration has moved all Nigeria military adware from various armoury to some APC control states with a clear instructions to reduce Labour Party members through officially sponsored killing, banditry and murder
“Meanwhile , LP is emphatically and loudly assuring the Citizens of Nigeria and the World at large , that on its chosen journey to lead NIGERIA into a united , peaceful and strong Nation , no amount of violent attacks and intimidations shall discourage the LP.
“However, it is meet to challenge the IG of Police to quickly institute an inquiry into the Ebonyi State attack on the supporters of LP and immediately bring the guilty to face the law . LP confidently says that , it will be wiser for the APC to learn to understand that three things are impossible to conceal , the sun , the moon and the truth , therefore it is obvious that there is no hiding place for the evil power wielders in the APC .
“A political party that is sinfully and unconditionally set on the path of violent politics is an ethically and morally dead party.
Still , in spite of the cave – man politics of the APC , its failure and defeat in 2023 is cast in iron . LP is a party that has come to rescue the Nation out of the pains , fear and insecurity the APC has made the lot of Nigerians.
“The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is here by reminded that the safety of all Nigerians is his primary responsibility
“Further more , it is much satisfying to note that the WORLD knows that the APC as a political Party is home to identified sponsors and financiers of the INSURGENTS in Nigeria and the founders of Boko – Haram mass killers who are even now being positioned by the APC for a go at the 2nd highest political office in the Country.
“Finally LP feels the pains that were visited on the LP / Obedient supporters in the unfortunate attack on them in Ebonyi State by the Police as the indirect eyes and paws of the APC,we assure you that Justice shall definitely be earned on the unfortunate unconstitutional action of the bad and compromised Ebonyi State Police Command and the political racist Governor of Ebonyi State.” The statement reads in full.