Edo Govt Condemns Violence During Akpata’s Visit To UNIBEN

The Edo State Government has condemned in the strongest terms the violence associated with the Labour Party’s governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata’s visit to the University of Benin on Friday.According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Orientation and Communication, Chris Nehikhare, claims and counterclaims have been made by Mr.

The statement added that the Edo State government has the primary responsibility to ensure the security of lives and property in the state and will spare no effort to ensure that anyone who breaches the peace, no matter how highly placed, will face the full weight of the law.“We hereby call on all Edo people to go about their lawful businesses without letting relevant agencies progress with their investigation into the said matter,” the statement added.

In a viral video online, the Labour Party candidate alleged that a senior member of the Edo State Government was responsible for the attack by unknown persons which disrupted the event. “The PDP would have ignored the statement outright as it was neither signed by the Labour Party nor their governorship candidate but decided to issue this clarification for the benefit of the unsuspecting members of the public.

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