2027: Lagos APC denies sponsoring attack on Peter Obi’s NDC town hall meeting

The Lagos State section of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed allegations that it sponsored the onslaught connected a municipality hallway gathering organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, successful the Oregun country of the state.

The ruling enactment described the accusation arsenic unfounded, alleging that the absorption enactment was attempting to blasted it for the incidental without providing credible grounds of its involvement.

The denial followed an onslaught connected NDC supporters connected Thursday, erstwhile suspected hoodlums equipped with cutlasses, cudgels and stones stormed the venue of the party’s municipality hallway meeting, disrupted the gathering and sent participants fleeing.

One of the suspected attackers was reportedly seized by participants and beaten during the incident.

The onslaught happened soon earlier the scheduled accomplishment of the NDC statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, and his moving mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, astatine the meeting.

However, reacting to the improvement successful a connection connected Thursday, the Lagos APC spokesman, Seye Oladejo, questioned the allegation, pointing retired that the incidental occurred connected the aforesaid time the ruling enactment officially launched its 2027 run successful Epe, respective kilometres distant from Oregun.

According to him, the enactment had mobilised its leaders, elected representatives, executives, run officials and different stakeholders to be the run flag-off successful Epe.

He argued that it was unreasonable to...