Atiku Reacts As Thugs Attack PDP Supporters In Kaduna, Zamfara

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to call all political parties involved in the alleged attack on PDP supporters in  Zamfara and Kaduna.

Atiku disclosed this in a statement on his Twitter handle. The former Nigerian vice president condemned the attack noting that it was an attempt to scuttle the lawful right of Nigerians to assemble peacefully.

His words: I have just received emergency reports of attacks on @OfficialPDPNig, 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 have received reports of coordinated attacks on members of our great party, the PDP, by thugs in Zamfara State, which reportedly led to the death of one of our members. I condemn these attacks in entirety because it is an attempt to scuttle the lawful right of Nigerians to assemble peacefully and a direct attempt to suppress the legitimate campaigns of the PDP in the state.

“I reassure the Zamfara State PDP of my support, and most importantly, my heart goes out to the PDP family in Zamfara and the friends and loved ones of victims of this attack.

“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.”