APC accuses Opposition Parties of killing, setting ablaze ward Councilor in Ebonyi
Gracia Simeon- Abakaliki
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Ebonyi State, has accused the opposition political parties for the brutal murder of Hon Ogbonnaya Ugwu, the Councilor of Achara Ward 2, in Okposi, OhaozaraLocal Government Area of the State.
The Chairman of APC Chief Stanley Okoro-Emeghadisclosed this to newsmen in Abakaliki on Sunday evening.
According to the APC Chairman who alleged that the opposition parties were busy mobilizing thugs to cause mayhem in the March 18, 2023 general election, called on security agencies to apprehend those behind the dastardly act.
“The opposition political parties are busy mobilizing thugs because they are not on ground. What do they intend to achieve by killing him? He struggled with the bullet given to him. They followed him in his vehicle and killed him because they want to be Governor.
“People don’t make kings but power comes from God. The neighborhood vigilante arrested some criminal elements and brought them here; they are between the ages of 25 and 22 years. Who sent them? They were paid N4,000 to kill.
“I want to tell the IGP, INEC, and DSS, that some of these candidates, from what they have committed deserve to be disqualified.
“He was followed to where he went to get medical attention but was killed and burnt in his vehicle. The police should look into the activities of the opposition. I call on the new CP to investigate what happened and find out the killers of the Councilor in Okposi. Let the opposition know that it is not the number of those you kill that make you Governor.”
Reacting, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Sunday debunked the claim that it was behind the killing of the late Councilor from Okposi.
“PDP has no hand in such dastardly act. The victim was killed following matters arising from APC internal squabble. We know nothing about it as a Party. We are focused and committed to giving Ebonyians a new Ebonyi State.”
Recall that the gunmen accosted Ugwu around the Court Area Junction in the community and killed him, on Saturday night around 10pm. Ends
