Attack on our Rivers secretariat, direct assault on democracy – ADC

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has condemned the onslaught connected its Secretariat successful Ubima, Rivers State, by thugs it described arsenic criminals.

ADC’s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the onslaught arsenic a nonstop battle connected democracy.

In a connection helium signed, Abdullahi said: “The African Democratic Congress (ADC) powerfully condemns the transgression onslaught connected our enactment secretariat successful Ubima, which was burnt to the crushed past nighttime by thugs loyal to the ruling party.

“This occurrence is not lone an onslaught connected the African Democratic Congress arsenic a governmental party, it is besides a nonstop battle connected democracy, governmental tolerance, and the law rights of Nigerians to freely subordinate and enactment successful the antiauthoritarian process.

“This latest incidental is portion of a disturbing signifier of intimidation and unit against our enactment and its members. Just a fewer days ago, ADC members were changeable astatine during a governmental gathering.

“Those who judge they nary tin intimidate absorption parties done arson, violence, and transgression attacks should beryllium reminded that those who take unit should not presume others are incapable of defending themse...