The party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, said the attack showed that the opposition party was not ready to tow the path of peace and respect the terms of the peace accord it signed with other presidential candidates, adding that the PDP would no longer tolerate such acts of violence on any of its members.
The statement said: “This brazen attack on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and our presidential candidate clearly shows that the APC was never committed to the spirit and letters of the Abuja peace accord which they signed in the presence of prominent Nigerians and international personalities.
“It is unfortunate that while the PDP and other parties are busy ensuring that their members and supporters remain committed to a peaceful electioneering, the APC has been hatching plots to unleash violence on our candidates and members.
“We invite Nigerians, friends of Nigeria and all lovers of democracy to rise in condemnation of this dangerous phenomenon. These early developments clearly demonstrate that the comments and declarations by the leaders of the APC that Nigeria would be thrown into chaos and bloodshed should it lose the February general elections were real.
“We commend the maturity and the ever peaceful disposition of President Jonathan and the leaders of the PDP even in the face of this unwarranted attack.
“The irony which we wish to place on record is that the APC which has successfully completed its campaigns in the South South, including Bayelsa, the home state of President Jonathan without any incident and has even signed a pact to maintain peace is turning round to unleash thugs to disrupt the presidential campaign of our great party.
“In spite of this, we wish to assure Nigerians of the iron cast resolve of the PDP to ensure peaceful and credible general election where the votes of the people shall exclusively determine who emerge as leaders in the elections”.
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