The gate of the secretariat and the doors were shattered by the explosion which occurred on Saturday morning while local government elections is taking place in the state.
Freeman Chukwuka Ibekwe
Some party members gather around the APC Secretariat in Rivers State after explosion hit the property on Saturday October 5, 2024
Explosives destroyed buildings and others properties at the Tony Okocha-led secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
According to reports, the APC, the main opposition party in Rivers State, was targeted just hours before the scheduled local government elections set for today, Saturday, October 5.
According to sources, 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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