Obi, Oyegun, ADC Chiefs Survive Alleged Attack In Edo
•By Admin
BENIN — THE Former presidential candidate Peter Obi, former APC National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, and several chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were allegedly attacked by suspected thugs on Tuesday during political activities in Benin, Edo State.
Dr Yunusa Tanko, Obi’s former campaign spokesman and National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abuja.
“Peter Obi and the leadership of the ADC are under siege and attack in Benin, Edo State. At the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata into the African Democratic Congress, armed individuals followed us from the ADC Secretariat to the residence of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.
They shot at the gate and destroyed several vehicles in what appears to be a survived assassination attempt on our lives. Democracy is in danger,” the statement read.
Photos and videos shared by Tanko showed several SUV windscreens smashed and the gate leading to Odigie-Oyegun’s residence riddled with bullets.
The alleged attack occurred amid political activities surrounding the formal induction of Olumide Akpata into the ADC, heightening concerns over escalating political tensions in Edo State.
This development comes barely 24 hours after the ADC candidate in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairmanship election, Dr Moses Paul, and the Obidient Movement rejected the February 21 poll results. They alleged widespread irregularities, insisting that the declared outcome did not reflect the will of the electorate.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Christopher Maikalangu of the APC the winner with 40,295 votes out of 62,861 valid votes. Paul scored 12,109 votes, while the PDP candidate garnered 3,398 votes.
In a statement issued on Monday, Paul accused INEC of mishandling the election, citing voter suppression, result manipulation, intimidation of party supporters, and vote buying in several wards.
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