Kamarudeen Ogundele, AbujaThe All Progressives Congress has vowed to punish the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, for allegedly hiring thugs that attacked President Muhammadu Buhari and party leaders at Monday’s campaign rally of the party in Abeokuta. Expressing regrets at the disruption of the campaign, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in a statement on Tuesday said that those responsible for the “premeditated attacks” would be dealt with. Issa-Onilu said, “The All Progressives Congress (APC) regrets Monday’s premeditated attacks sponsored by Governor Ibikunle Amosun on President Muhammadu Buhari and other senior party leaders at the venue of the presidential campaign rally in Ogun State. The APC will not condone acts of indiscipline, indiscretion, and anti-party activities from any party member no matter how highly placed. “Post primaries, the decision of the National Working Committee to uphold the wishes of party members is unbendable.

Source: Punch February 12, 2019 14:03 UTC