More condemnations have trailed the Saturday’s vandalization of the factional secretariat of the Rivers State chapter of All Progressive Congress.
Thugs said to be loyal to a different faction laid siege on the premise and vandalized valuable materials in the early hours of Saturday.
Reacting shortly after the incident, Anabs Sara Igbe, spokesman of PANDEF, expressed shock at the unfortunate incident, saying that such occurrence will set the state and the region backwards.
According to him, Politics is all about ideas, manifesto and programmes and in a democracy we are not all expected to follow, accept or tow a single opinion, idea or instruction.
He said: “I am shocked to hear how the parallel APC Secretariat was attacked along Aba road and destroyed by faceless thugs in the early hours of today Saturday 11th August 2018.
“This unholy and barbaric actions of attacking and destroying opponent buildings and facilities in the name of politics is not acceptable but rather condemnable.
“I totally condemn it and also call on all and sundry to join me in condemning this shameful act.
“Politics is all about ideas, manifesto and programmes and in a democracy we are not all expected to follow, accept or tow a single opinion, idea or instruction.
“We are at liberty to form our opinions and propagate our views.
“Someone disagrees with you is not enough to take the laws into your hands and carry out this shameful and faceless act.
“There is no permanent friend or enemy in politics. Your friend today might turn out to be your greatest enemy, likewise, your enemy might turn out to be your best friend.
“This type of politics will never grow the State at all. It will rather take us back in our political, economic and social development. It will also not help the people of the State, Niger Delta region and the country at large so let us stop this nonsense and think of how we will attract good governance into the State and the country at large.
“Enough is enough. I expect the security agencies in the State to investigate this unholy act and bring the perpetrators to justice, as a deterrent to other criminally minded politicians in the State and the country at large.
