By CHARLES IWUOHA

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State chapter, has raised the Alarm over plans by the ruling All progressives Congress (APC) to attack its Campaign Director-General, Chief Austin Igwe Edeze.

Edeze, who contested the PDP primaries and lost out to Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, the party’s gubernatorial flagbearer, hails from the same lzzi Local Government Area of the state with APC governorship candidate, Hon. Francis Nwifuru.

A statement signed and made available to News Express by Deputy Director, Media and Publicity, PDP campaign council, Comrade Moses Idika, said: “Our attention has been drawn to a clandestine plot by some miscreants and hoodlums hired by the APC Government in Ebonyi State to attack the Director-General of the PDP Campaign Council, Chief Austin Igwe Edeze.

“The DG, a popular politician in the state was appointed by the PDP Governorship Candidate and was inaugurated on Thursday last week alongside other members.

The statement said that information at the disposal revealed that the APC led-government in Ebonyi State was bitter of Edeze's solid profile which would help to boost the main opposition's strength.

According to the statement, “An attempt by yet to be identified hoodlums had failed two nights ago when they stormed the house of the PDP Campaign DG but were repelled by vigilant security operatives attached to him.

"We are aware that these evil doers are now planning a fresh attack on Chief Edeze.Whereas Chief Edeze, a former member of the APC Board of Trustees left the party in February, 2022. He contested the PDP Governorship Primaries and lost to Dr. Ifeanyi Odii.

"Since Chief Edeze was appointed to lead the PDP campaign in Ebonyi State, the APC top hierarchy in the state has been downcast and jittery following the popular upsurge of support being enjoyed by the PDP with prospects of mass decampings troubling the APC.

"Therefore, we want to state categorically that those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Those who resort to violence and hooliganism should count the disastrous consequences to themselves if and when we decide to play at their tuff.

"We seize this opportunity to alert security agencies, the Inspector-General of Police, the Director General State Security Service and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), to checkmate the evil machinations of the hired hoodlums whose planned destruction of lives and property may herald another round of bloodshed in the state.”

The party requested that the security agencies to use their good Offices to nip the evil plot in the bud, so as to frustrate the hands of the enemies of democratic governance in Ebonyi State.

As at the time of filing the report, all efforts to reach Mr. Leo Oketa, a member of APC media campaign council for comment proved abortive.

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