APC Indicted As PDP Campaign Office Is Set On Fire In Powerful Northern State

• The PDP governorship campaign office in Gombe state has been set on fire by some unknown thugs on Monday morning
• Mohammed Barde, the governorship candidate of the PDP in Gombe state, has alleged that the thugs who attacked his office are suspected members of the APC
• Ismaila Misilli, the spokesperson to Governor Inuwa Yahaya, said the PDP is only looking for cheap publicity, adding that the opposition is not a threat to the APC in the state

Gombe, Gombe - The campaign office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 election in Gombe state, Mohammed Barde, has been set on fire.

According to Daily Trust, the office was reportedly set on fire on Monday morning, December 12.

The PDP campaign office is close to the presidential lodge of the Gombe government house.

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However, details of the attack are yet to be known as of the time of writing this report but the PDP has indicted the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Barde, the PDP governorship candidate confirmed the attack in a statement on Monday, while noting that properties were destroyed.

According to the state, the thugs were suspected members of the APC and the attack is one of many in the recent month.

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The statement reads in part:

“Attack on this edifice, one of many in the last months further affirmed the present governments stand on violence and destruction, a threat to the fragile peace of the state, which must vehemently be rejected by all and sundry."

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Reacting to the allegation, Ismaila Misilli, the director general of press affairs to Governor Inuwa Yahaya, said that the opposition is only set out for cheap publicity.

The governor's spokesperson said the PDP is not a threat to the PDP in the state, and that the governor would not stand so low to give such an order.

Tension as unknown gunmen attack residence of PDP presidential campaign chairman in Wike's state

Legit.ng earlier reported that the residence of Leah Maeba, the chairman of the Atiku presidential campaign council in Rivers state, has been attacked by unknown gunmen.

According to the report, the attackers who came from a nearby street shot consistently at the entrance of the politician's residence and made their way into the compound.

Source: Legit.ng