ADC will not be intimidated – Owie after attack on secretariat in Edo

A salient person of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, successful Edo State, Senator Rowland Owie, has denied allegations that the onslaught connected the party’s secretariat and members was carried retired by supporters of the party.

Owie besides denied allegations suggesting his engagement successful the disruption of the party’s governmental gathering connected Tuesday, February 24, 2026, successful the state.

The erstwhile Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate stated this connected Wednesday, February 25, 2026, successful a connection made disposable to newsmen successful Benin City.

He added that the onslaught was not connected to the insignificant disagreement wrong the enactment but was a coordinated battle allegedly perpetrated by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful the state.

Describing the allegations arsenic baseless and malicious, helium said they were not lone mendacious but represented a clumsy effort by the APC to deflect work for the actions of its ain organised thugs.

“The facts of the incident: During the lawsuit astatine the enactment secretariat, Senator Owie was actively participating arsenic a keynote speaker, addressing a distinguished assemblage that included his maternal relative, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, arsenic good arsenic Mr. Peter Obi and different enactment faithful.

“The gathering was proceeding peacefully until information operat...