Thugs Disrupt Atiku’s Campaign Rally in Kaduna
By Idris Umar
Suspected political thugs have attacked supporters of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar at the ongoing campaign rally in Kaduna State.
The former vice president confirmed this in a post on his verified social media handles 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.
Atiku in the post, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call supporters of all political parties to order in a bid to tackle reoccurrence of such incident.
He wrote, “I have just received emergency reports of attacks on PDP supporters by thugs sponsored to scuttle the ongoing PDP campaign rally in Kaduna State. This is undemocratic and against the Peace Accord all parties signed up for just a few weeks ago.
“I urge President Muhammadu Buhari to call on all parties to call their supporters and members to order and to ensure that campaigns, just as with the elections themselves, are kept free, fair and safe”.
Casualties recorded during the attack could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
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In another twist Governor Nyeson Wike, On his arrival, fired fresh attack at Senator Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying the attempt to deny the allegations he made against him was baseless.
Wike dared Ayu to give account of how the money he allegedly collected was spent.
“Let Ayu say he did not collect N1 billion. In fact, let me also tell you, Ayu collected N100 million naira from a governor that he was going to renovate our democratic institute and then he (Ayu) went back to the PDP NWC and took N100 million naira for doing the same work.
“What kind of system is that? I am telling you all these are facts. Let him (Ayu) say no first and I will tell you (those he collected money from).”
He also faulted the controversial comment credited to PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in Kaduna.
Wike quoted Atiku speaking at an event organised by the Arewa Joint Committee on Saturday, Atiku said
“I think what an average northerner needs, is somebody who is from the north, who also understands the other parts of Nigeria, and who has been able to build bridges across the rest of the country. This is what the northerner needs. He (the northerner) doesn’t need a Yoruba or an Igbo candidate. This is what the northerner needs. I stand before you as a pan-Nigerian of northern origin.”
Wike said Atiku ought to build bridges across the country and called on PDP to apologize to Nigerians over the comment.
