2023: APGA Guber Candidate In Ebonyi Escape Assassination
By Amarachukwu Egwu-Agha, Abakaliki
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alloance,(APGA) prof. Benard Odoh Thursday escaped assassination attempt on him.
Odo who was a former Secretary to the state government disclosed this to journalists in Abakaliki.
He explained that the state government detailed Ebubeagu security outfit to attack his convoy at Izzi local government area of the state.
Briefing journalists he said,
“Today we scheduled a visit to Izzi local government, because Izzi local government is part of the State, it’s one of the 13 local government Areas in the state, we have our supporters there we have our campaign office there.
“As earlier as 6 O’clock this morning, I started getting distress calls; one, our coordinator called and said the chairman of the local government called and warned him that no visit should take place in his local government, and he’s under pressure from the government.
“The DPO also called, raised similar alert, that he’s under enormous pressure, that we should not come. I am the candidate of APGA in Ebonyi, Professor Benard Odoh, is my name, I am in this race to govern the whole local governments in the State, therefore, if I cannot go to Izzi, then, I am not qualified to run for the election.
That is why I had to go to Izzi, defiled all their orders and threats, to go to the place.
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“We were confronted by the Ebubeagu team, they shot at one of our cars, you can see the glass shattered. We went there with official security men, the police and DSS operatives, and our campaign team.
“They have taken the war direct on us, and we want the world to know what is happening in Ebonyi.
“We are not cowards. We are not fools. Nobody can force anyone on anybody in Ebonyi, the people have the right to make choice of who becomes their leader. This is not how to run democracy, we have right to reach out to our people. I have a local government, we have Ezza north, Ezza Ezza South, Ishielu, and ikwo, will Nwifuru come there to campaign with this kind of behavior?
“We are putting this out to the public, let them be aware that this is what has happened today. Thank God nobody was injured, but one of our cars was shattered with bullets.
Asked whether his mission to Izzi was accomplished, he said: “We met our people , although they locked our office, but we met our supporters and addressed them outside our office,
“There are video clips where they shot our car. We are going right now to make an official complaint to the police.