The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has condemned a recent wave of violence at political gatherings, including the disruption of a Nigeria Democratic Congress town hall meeting in Lagos.
The council called on security agencies to identify and prosecute those responsible.
In a statement its spokesperson Dele Alake, the council cited reported attacks in Edo, Cross River and Gombe states, as well as violence directed at party supporters and political leaders across party lines.
Alake who is also Minister of Solid Minerals Development described the incidents as unacceptable and warned that political competition must not descend into disorder.
“Our campaign strongly condemns the disruption of today’s scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Lagos,” the statement said.
The council called on security agencies to be more responsive and vigilant in preventing political violence, and to ensure that both instigators and perpetrators are apprehended and punished under the law.
The Tinubu campaign council also urged political parties, candidates and supporters to exercise restraint as campaigning intensifies, saying actions that could provoke crises or disrupt public order should be avoided.
The APC campaign council said parties and candidates should campaign on policies that improve Nigerians’ lives, rather than engage in conduct or rhetoric capable of inciting violence at political events.
