By Abdallah el-Kurebe, Editor
The Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that the claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it engages in volatile campaigns was a sign of weakness on the part of the ruling party.
Addressing a press conference at the residence of Sen. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Friday, spokesperson of the APC, Alhaji Bello Danchadi stated that the allegation was aimed at tarnishing the image of the party.
“The PDP’s allegation is also a manifestation of the party’s weakness and acceptance of defeat. APC urges the electorate to disregard the claims.
“We assure the people of the state that the party is focused on election victory and would ensure qualitative leadership in Sokoto after winning the elections.
“It is surprising that a political party, such as the PDP, which governed the country for 16 years, would be making such unsubstantiated claims.
“PDP in Sokoto presumes that the only option is to create a false alarm as a form of psychological warfare in order to obtain public political sympathy,’’ Danchadi stated.
It could be recalled that the PDP in a statement by its spokesman, Mallam Abdullahi Hausawa alleged that the APC was engaged in violent election campaigns.
“The PDP in Sokoto State wishes to draw the attention of all the security agencies in the state and law abiding members of the public, to the established and institutionalised culture of violence assumed by the APC in our state.
“The deadly APC campaign has worsened with its political thugs trailing the PDP campaign train, attacking our supporters, vehicles and offices,” Hausawa had alleged.
