Atiku Raises Alarm Over Fresh Attempt to Scuttle “Legitimate Campaigns of the PDP” in Powerful Northern State

• Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP, has condemned the recent clash between the suspected members of the PDP and the APC in Zamfara state
• The presidential hopeful said it is an attempt to scuttle the legitimate right of Nigerians to lawful and peaceful assembly
• The ex-vice president also described the clash as an attempt to suppress the legitimate campaigns of the PDP in the state

Gusau, Zamfara - The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over a plot to scuttle the party's presidential campaign in Zamfara state.

The presidential hopeful raised the alarm on Monday, October 17, while reacting to the Sunday, October 16 clash between the suspected thugs of the PDP and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

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The Gusau Police Command confirmed that one person and 18 others were injured during the clash.

The security agency added that the groups were suspected members of the APC and the PDP in the state.

Muhammad Shehu, the command's spokesperson, confirmed the clash between the two party's supporters on Sunday.

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But Atiku took to his verified Twitter handle on Monday morning, describing the clash as an attempt to scuttle the lawful rights of Nigerians as well as the legitimate campaign of the PDP in the state.

The former vice president sympathises with the victims’ families of the attack while expressing his support for the PDP in the state.

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His statement reads in part:

“I condemn these attacks in entirety because it is an attempt to scuttle the lawful right of Nigerians to assemble peacefully and a direct attempt to suppress the legitimate campaigns of the PDP in the state.”

Read his tweet here:

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Legit.ng earlier reported that the presidential candidate of the PDP has beaten the tribal drums ahead of the 2023 presidential election when he told the Arewa gathering that they don't need a Yoruba or an Igbo president.

While speaking with Hausa and Fulani extractions of Nigerian in Zaria, Atiku told the gathering that they only need another northerner to take over from President Buhari, who is also from the north.

Atiku's comment is against the yearning and calls for a southern presidency in 2023, a region which has been clamouring for power rotation.

Source: Legit.ng