The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has called on the people of the state, especially supporters of the APC to remain calm, maintain the peace and have confidence in the nation’s security agencies. Peterside made the call in Abam-Ama in Okrika Local Government area during a visit to the Okrika APC Secretariat that was destroyed by explosions. Peterside expressed the confidence of the party in the security agencies to fish-out those behind the act. “Talking about this specific instance of the APC Secretariat in Okrika, the people have seen enough violence and you know that they would reject violence. “Our party leaders please continue to preach the message of peace; do not relent and do not give up,” he said. He described the bombing of the party’s secretariat as a sad development, saying it is unfortunate that some persons in the society have decided to choose the path of violence. Speaking further, the governorship candidate said there has been a pattern of violence against the party lately. “When we had the presidential rally in Port Harcourt, our people were attacked in Asari-Toru and Tai Local Government areas”, he said.
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