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BREAKING: Explosion Rocks Rivers APC Secretariat Hours To LG Election
There is currently tension in Rivers State as individuals suspected of arson reportedly detonated explosives at the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday morning.
CityNews Nigeria reports that the APC is the principal opposition political party in Rivers State.
The state is preparing to hold its local government elections today, Saturday, October 5.
However, just a few hours before the exercise, the secretariat of the APC located in Port Harcourt was reportedly attacked.
According to Leadership, video clips obtained online indicate that the incident, believed to involve dynamite, caused damage to the main gate and the security post of the APC secretariat, as well as to portions of a nearby building.
In a brief message sent to journalists in the state, Chief Tony Okocha, the chairman of the party’s caretaker committee, attributed the attack on the secretariat to supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Okocha wrote: “At the wee hours of Saturday, pro-Fubara civilian soldiers detonated dynamites at our office.
“The second attempt to set it ablaze was foiled as the security at the gate quickly put out the fire.”
The APC had previously declared its intention to abstain from the local government elections scheduled for this Saturday throughout the state.
In a surprising turn of events, the ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the leadership of Hon. Chukwuemeka Aaron, also announced its decision to refrain from participating in the election.
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