Bayelsa APC Chieftain Alleges PDP Of Plot To Murder Him
A chieftain of the opposition All Progressives Congress APC in Bayelsa State, Preye Aganaba, has raised the alarm over the threat to his life, alleging that some members of the opposition were planning to assassinate him before the November 11 governorship election in the state.
Aganaba who was the Co-ordinator, Independent Campaign Council ,ICC, for Tinubu-Shettima, in a statement he signed and made available to OSUN DEFENDER on Friday, noted that several secret meetings have been held and men of the underworld are being considered to carry out the assassination plan.
The APC chieftain said people ought to be given the free will to choose whomever they support during elections, adding that it is highly retrogressive that human life will be equated to votes and ego.
While calling for protection from the security agencies, Aganaba said politicians from the ruling party within his Local Government Area should be held responsible if anything happens to him.
I need to remind them that God is the supreme giver of life who gives and takes it whenever he chooses. As a law-abiding citizen, I will continue to serve my people lawfully to the best of my ability.
The statement reads: “I wish to bring to the General Public credible reports I and my security team have received concerning threats to my life and asinine plans to eliminate me before the November 11 Governorship elections.
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“Several secret meetings have been held and men of the underworld are being considered to carry out their most base plan, so this statement is my first line of defense,” the APC stalwart said.
Aganaba added that: “It is sad that anyone would contemplate reintroducing the old, discarded claw-abidingitical assasinations in Bayelsa State.
“Candidates, supporters and parties have all the resources to campaign and express why they should be chosen. Afterall, we are in the campaign periods as stipulated by law. It is highly retrogressive that a human life will be equated to votes and ego.
“I call on the Inspector General of Police, the Director of The Department of State Security, other security agencies and Nigerians to kindly look out and have an eye on me and to hold politicians from the ruling party within my LGA and their wicked collaborators responsible if anything happens to me.
“I need to remind them that God is the supreme giver of life who gives and takes it whenever he chooses. As a law abiding citizen, I will continue to serve my people lawfully to the best of my ability.
“But more importantly, even beyond my own life, is the duty we all have to protect our democratic process, to make all votes count and to keep off intimidation and violence from our elections.”
