Gunshots as APC, PDP supporters clash in Nasarawa ahead of March 9 polls
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were said to have clashed in Aqwatashi town of Obi local government area of Nasarawa state, leading to gun shooting.
Supporters of APC and PDP were anxiously waiting for their candidates when the crisis began, Daily Nigerian reports.
Legit.ng gathers that governorship and state Assembly elections campaign will come to a halt on Thursday, March 7.
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Report has it that there was no casualty, but the vehicle conveying the chairman of Obi local government was damaged by gunshot.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that rival supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) clashed in Ogun state on Monday, February 11, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state.
The clash occurred between supporters of Governor Ibikunle Amosun and those of the APC governorship candidate in Ogun state, Prince Dapo Abiodun.
The clash reportedly occurred at the MKO Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta, venue of the presidential campaign rally.
The fracas was said to have started when loyalists of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) gubernatorial candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, were desperate to outshine one another.
Amosun, who is opposed to the candidature of Abiodun, is backing Akinlade as his anointed governorship candidate. Several people were said to have suffered various degree of injuries as a result of the clash.
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Reacting to the development, the governor who went on the podium to make announcement, claimed security operatives frustrated his efforts to allow the people enter through the stadium gates.
He said: “DSS and Police, don’t create crisis for us in Ogun. I notice you are using tear gas. Please don’t try it. Any moment from now, we are going to allow our people because they are outside."
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