‘We will not bow nor retreat’ – ADC condemns attack on Peter Obi, others in Benin

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has condemned the onslaught connected its candidate, Peter Obi, and different enactment leaders successful Edo State, describing the incidental arsenic a “grave and disturbing development”.

The enactment spoke successful a connection shared connected its authoritative X grip connected Tuesday.

“Today’s onslaught connected Mr. PeterObi and different leaders of the of the African Democratic Congress (@ADCNig), is simply a sedate and disturbing development, particularly successful airy of the threats issued past twelvemonth by the Governor of Edo State, informing Mr. Obi not to travel to Edo State.

“We didn’t cognize astatine the clip that the Governor’s menace would see an assassination plot,” the connection read.

The enactment further condemned the usage of unit and intimidation successful politics, describing it arsenic a menace to Nigeria’s democracy.

“Let it beryllium intelligibly understood: unit and intimidation are the weapons of those who fearfulness the volition of the people. Such actions stain our ideology and indispensable beryllium condemned by each who judge successful freedom,” the ADC added.

Despite the attack, the enactment pledged to stay steadfast.

“The ADC volition neither bow nor retreat. We volition sta...