The All Progressives Congress (APC) has addressed the turbulent aftermath of the recent off-season gubernatorial elections in Kogi State.
The state has been engulfed in controversy and violence weeks after the election.
In the wake of the elections, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) rejected its outcome.
Addressing the press earlier today, Felix Morka, the national publicity secretary of the APC, condemned the opposition figures for inciting unrest and fostering tension in Kogi State.
He said: “We condemn, as dangerous, the incendiary rhetoric of opposition figures in Kogi state who continue to inflame passion and incite strife. Their actions and utterances provide a charged atmosphere for the escalation of violence in the state.
“We especially condemn the reported attack against the Secretary of the Election Tribunal, Mike Umar David, on Monday, December 4, 2023, in very spurious circumstances.
“The SDP has a lot of explaining to do regarding this incident. Their utterances and actions, before and since that incident, betray suspicious special knowledge of the incident.
“Before Monday’s incident involving the Tribunal’s Secretary, the residence of the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Gabriel Hale Longpet, was also attacked on Friday, December 1, 2023, by armed hoodlums.
“These and other acts of violence in Kogi state are barbaric, undemocratic and unacceptable. The people of Kogi State deserve to live in peace and security. These sponsored and senseless acts of violence must stop.”