The leadership of All Progressive Congress(APC) Campaign Organization in Delta State has raised alarm over the wanton destruction of its billboards of its candidate in March 11, 2023 Governorship election, Senator Ovie Omo- Agege in different parts of the state.
In a statement on Thursday by the body’s Director, Communications and Media Strategy, Ima Niboro said, the organization would officially report the matter to the Delta State Police Command on this barbaric act being carried out by these unscrupulous elements. The body alleged that those responsible for this are Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) loyalists adding, they are allegedly being sponsored by PDP and therefore called on the security agencies to wade into the matter and bring those behind this act to book. Part of the statement reads:”…the former Presidential Spokesman called on the security agencies to bring to book those behind the destruction of its billboards erected at some strategic locations especially in Uvwie Local Government Area and Osubi, Okpe Local Government of the state.”
The statement added that it is of note that Okpe is the Council Area of the PDP Governorship candidate and Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.Sheriff Oborevwori adding that, despite these unprovoked attacks, the billboards of Oborevwori are still found in different locations in Orogun, the home- town of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. It added, that there are many billboards of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Senator Omo-Agege Area but they are not destroyed and wondered why the ones of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege be destroyed. The body said, the billboards of Ovie Omo-Agege has not only been defaced, destroyed or damaged severally but each of these times, the Campaign Organization replaces them, adding, nobody has the monopoly of violence and therefore warned those involved in this to stop forthwith or face the wrath of the law.The body called on Rt. Hon Oborevwori to call his loyalists to order and run a campaign devoid of violence and stop acts capable of breaching the peace of the state.