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Benue: Hoodlums vandalise APC guber aspirant, Shija’s campaign office

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The campaign office of a gov­ernorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progres­sives Congress (APC), Prof. Terhemba Shija, situated in Makurdi, the Benue state capi­tal, was allegedly vandalised by hoodlums in the wee hours of Wednesday.
The Director GCampaign Organisation, Dr James Mba­chiantim, who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Makurdi on Wednesday, said the matter had since been reported to the police.
The DG, who conducted newsmen round the premis­es, showed media men where about 17 poles, hoisting APC flags were forcefully removed from the base and carted away by the hoodlums.
Explaining further, Mba­chiantim said, “I came in this morning around 9.am and dis­covered that the flags we have erected at the secretariat were taken down at the base.
“We checked around again to see that two other flags were also takenoff. Icalledotherstaff tobe sure they were not taken down by agents of the State Urban Development Board. So I sent someone to the urban develop­ment office and they confirmed they were not responsible.
“We are in the political clime and we are politicking. Obvious­ly, anything that happens is for political reasons. We believe strongly that this is the activity of other parties on the other political divide. We think that the supporters of other politi­cal parties are responsible for what happened.”
“We in APC believe strongly in peaceful political activities. Our candidate, Prof. Terhem­ba Shija, has emphasised over peaceful conducts and as a party we are working togeth­er peacefully to produce the next governor of Benue state in 2023.”
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