…As party chieftain hails INEC’s recognition of David Mark
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, ADC, Rauf Aregbesola, has declared that members of the party are not cowards.
This is as Aregbesola asserted that the ADC cannot be intimidated because it is not fighting anybody.
Aregbesola’s comment comes amid attacks on ADC members in Kaduna, Lagos, and Ondo States.
However, the former Interior Minister said members of the ADC are not new to political struggles, hence they can’t be intimidated by anyone.
Speaking on Thursday, Aregbesola said: “Just as our Chairman has rightly said, we are not fighting anyone.
”It is only a coward who would entertain fears. Ignore those saying negative things about us and remain steadfast.
”We are not a greenhorn in this political struggle, so no one can intimidate us.”
Three people were hospitalized after thugs suspected to be sponsored by the All Progressives Congress, APC, invaded a Ward meeting in Akure, the Ondo State Capital on Wednesday.
Confirming the incident, the ADC State chairman, Asiwaju Wole Ademoyegun, said the attack was a “calculated act of political intimidation.”
Meanwhile, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Chille Igbawua, has described as “vindication for the rule of law,” the recognition of David Mark as National Chairman of the party by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Igbawua made this statement on Thursday, when he appeared as a guest in an interview on ‘The Morning Brief’, a programme on Channels Television.
“It is a vindication for the law, a vindication for the rule of law. Of course, INEC has done what the law requires it to do.
“It’s a great milestone because, even though we knew internally it was just a procedural matter, other camps tried to make political capital out of it as if it were something serious.
“The ADC has met INEC’s requirements, and INEC has now put its stamp of recognition on the National Working Committee and NEC as constituted in the last meeting,” Igbawua said.
The ADC chieftain argued that the decision stabilises the opposition and might not please President Bola Tinubu.
He further stated that the party’s founder Ralph Nwosu, had accepted being an ordinary member, adding that he supported the rebranding of the party and remained satisfied with its growth.