The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed worry over the clashes between opposing parties and their supporters during the ongoing campaigns across the country. In the latest incident, suspected political thugs had attacked supporters of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, at a campaign rally in Kaduna State on Monday. The former vice president had confirmed this in a post on his verified social media handles on Monday.
Violent Clashes Among Nigerian Political Parties Ahead Of 2023 Polls, Worrisome – Electoral Body, INECIn the latest incident, suspected political thugs had attacked supporters of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, at a campaign rally in Kaduna State on Monday.
In the latest incident, suspected political thugs had attacked supporters of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, at a campaign rally in Kaduna State on Monday. This is coming a few days after thugs attacked supporters of the party in Zamfara State leading to the death of at least one person, while several others were injured.
Condemning the attack, the PDP said it exposed the desperation of the APC which is overwhelmed by the continuing popularity of the PDP and its presidential candidate, Abubakar, and had now resorted to violence.However, the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu on Tuesday at the Training of Master Trainers on Technologies for the 2023 General Election said the cause of clashes among parties and their supporters in some states of the country during electioneering campaigns is worrisome.
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