We will return fire for fire – PDP warns ACN

The Ekiti state chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, said on Monday that they have been given mandate to return ‘fire-for-fire’ with the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, if attacked henceforth.

Chairman of the party, Mr Makanjuola Ogundipe said this in response to the killing of Ayodeji Jeje at Erinjinyan, Ekiti and the alleged removal of posters of the PDP gubernatorial aspirants in the state by agents of the government. He said that the ruling ACN had no monopoly of violence.

The party chieftain who spoke during a public declaration and submission of letter of intent to vie for the 2014 gubernatorial election in Ado Ekiti by the former publicity secretary of Afenifere, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye, said the alleged killing and attacks of members in different parts of the country would not go unchallenged.

He said: “Why are they are pulling down posters of gubernatorial aspirants at the same time when a burial programme of the former Deputy Governor was taking place? We have been given the marching order from Abuja to reply ACN fire-for-fire. They don’t have monopoly of violence, we are only being conscious of the fact that we didn’t want to destabilise Ekiti. But henceforth, we will no longer tolerate this act of brigandage.”

He however called on members of the party to go to their various constituencies and begin to mobilize for the party.

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