Labour Party Accuses APC Of Political Violence,Tinubu’s Ally Says Lagos Known For Peaceful Elections

Labour Party Accuses APC Of Political Violence, Tinubu’s Ally Says Lagos Known For Peaceful Elections.

With political violence recorded about three months before the 2023 general elections, chieftains of the Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have traded blame over the unbecoming incidents.

LP’s Katch Ononuju and APC’s Oluwaseun Faleye spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday.

Ononuju, a Special Adviser on Public Affairs to LP’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi accused APC’s flag bearer, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima of violence against opposition candidates in APC-controlled states.

“We are very disturbed about it. When Mr Tinubu and Shettima emerged, we knew their history with violence but we were surprised when we saw the violence visited at a rally in Kaduna, also now repeating itself in Maiduguri. We are very worried, we are also aware that the APC supporters in Lagos have used violence repeatedly,” Ononuju said.

 
However, Faleye, a loyalist of the former governor of Lagos State (Tinubu), described Ononuju’s allegations as unfounded, noting that Lagos has a history of free and fair elections.

“They (the allegations) are unfounded and that is just it because I don’t understand where he got that from. Historically, Lagos has been the bastion of free and fair elections without violence. Lagos is where all the states look up to as to the conduct of elections. Asiwaju (Tinubu) has been at the forefront of campaigns for peaceful elections,” the APC member stated.

Both men, however, agreed that security agencies must bring perpetrators of political violence to book to deter others.

LP Supporters Not Violent’

When asked whether Obi supporters known as ‘Obidient’ are also guilty of attacking opposition parties or not, Ononuju said LP supporters are emotional crusaders but are not violent.

“Labour Party supporters are vehement, emotional crusaders. These are supporters that were on the streets before Mr Peter Obi provided a face for their struggle.

“These are not normal politicians; these are Nigerian youths and Nigerian youths are not known to be violent. When they were protesting two years ago when this revolution took shape, the government tried to violently suppress them but the government was not able to,” he said.



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Labour Party Accuses APC Of Political Violence, Tinubu’s Ally Says Lagos Known For Peaceful Elections

Kayode Oyero  
Updated November 14, 2022



With political violence recorded about three months before the 2023 general elections, chieftains of the Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have traded blame over the unbecoming incidents.

LP’s Katch Ononuju and APC’s Oluwaseun Faleye spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday.

Ononuju, a Special Adviser on Public Affairs to LP’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi accused APC’s flag bearer, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima of violence against opposition candidates in APC-controlled states.

“We are very disturbed about it. When Mr Tinubu and Shettima emerged, we knew their history with violence but we were surprised when we saw the violence visited at a rally in Kaduna, also now repeating itself in Maiduguri. We are very worried, we are also aware that the APC supporters in Lagos have used violence repeatedly,” Ononuju said.

APC’s Oluwaseun Faleye on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, November 14, 2022

However, Faleye, a loyalist of the former governor of Lagos State (Tinubu), described Ononuju’s allegations as unfounded, noting that Lagos has a history of free and fair elections.

“They (the allegations) are unfounded and that is just it because I don’t understand where he got that from. Historically, Lagos has been the bastion of free and fair elections without violence. Lagos is where all the states look up to as to the conduct of elections. Asiwaju (Tinubu) has been at the forefront of campaigns for peaceful elections,” the APC member stated.

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