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The Enugu State chapter of Labour Party (LP) has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is responsible for attacks on its members.
Speaking in a statement, the party urged Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to order immediate investigation into the situations where hoodlums were disrupting its meetings.
According to the National Vice Chairman of Labour Party for South East, Innocent Okeke, the PDP was causing attacks die to wide acceptance of Labour Party in the state.
He added that they are attacking Labour Party while PDP and other political parties were going about their political activities, town hall meetings without any problem.
“Our independent findings revealed that the gruesome act is sponsored by the powers that be in Enugu State. Enugu State has been a one political party state since 1999 and has been dominating the political space unchallenged. It is understandable that with polls and opinions favouring the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate to emerge as the next governor of the underdeveloped state, the self-acclaimed owners of the state have risen to stop the wishes of the people to have a feel of good governance which our candidate represent by employing brutality and intimidation. But who will stop an idea whose time has come?
“This political strategy to cow the people is infantile and will certainly be counterproductive. We therefore call on the Inspector General of police, Usman Alkali Baba, to immediately commence thorough investigation into this unhealthy development in Enugu State so as to forestall it from snowballing into a serious public crisis.
“Labour Party will not resort to violence no matter the level of provocation. We encourage our members and followers to remain calm and focused. Our party as the face of the masses has come to change their old narrative of destructive tendencies, intimidations, harassments, and killings,” Okeke said.
It will be recalled that on two occasions, hoodlums believed to be members of biafra agitators disrupted the meetings of the Labour Party in enugu state where some party members of the party were injured.
