By CHARLES IWUOHA

The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Monday that it has uncovered another plot by the All Progressive Congress (APC) to cause chaos and crisis in the state.

The oppositeion party stated that the APC was planning to deploy another set of armed thugs, disguised in PDP-branded attire, to carry out sporadic shootings in the State with the intent to plunge the state into political tension.

This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Chris Osa Nehikhare, Edo State PDP Publicity Secretary, and made available to News Express.

The statement reads: ?We want to dissociate ourselves from these planned shootings and violence and wish to inform the public that this is yet another in a series of clandestine efforts by the APC to tarnish the image of our party and stir unrest in the state.

?While we condemn in the strongest terms the violent behavior of the All Progressives Congress (APC), we want to draw the attention of the security agencies to this planned attack on our nascent democracy and call on them to apprehend the culprits and bring them to justice.

?We also warn the APC to desist from the repeated assault on democracy in the last few months and allow the rule of law to be the guiding principle for governance and politics in Edo State.

?We call on all stakeholders, including civil society organizations, the international community, and concerned citizens, among others, to raise their voices against these divisive and destructive tactics of the APC to protect our democracy, guarantee the safety of Edo State, and uphold the rule of law.?