Olawepo-Hashim Condemns Killing Of APC Supporters At Lagos Rally

Olawepo-Hashim condemns killing of APC supporters at Lagos rally

Calls on Nigerians to reject politics of violence

Presidential
candidate of People’s Trust (PT), Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has
condemned the violence at the Lagos rally of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) where thugs of political rivals fired gunshots at one
another, killing two persons in the process while many people sustained
various degrees of injury in the pandemonium that ensued.

Olawepo-Hashim,
according to a statement issued in Abuja by his Chief Press Secretary,
Hassan Ibrahim, described the incident as ominous and called on
Nigerians to take note of the violent dimension that the governing party
has introduced into the campaigns for the forthcoming general election.

He
also urged Nigerians to profile the conducts of parties and candidates
who want to lead them before making informed decisions on whom to vote
into offices.

“I call on Nigerians and the international
community to reject APC’s politics of violence and desperation, which
should not be encouraged in decent societies.

A resort to
violence is a clear indication that the APC is incapable of conducting
issue-based campaigns. This is an opportunity for Nigerians to profile
all of us before casting their votes in the election,” he stated.
Olawepo-Hashim
said that “the show of shame at the Lagos rally while Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode was addressing APC supporters and crowd at the Skypower
Ground, Ikeja G.R.A. diminishes the ruling party and portrays it as
desperate for power.”

He, however, assured Nigerians that
“People’s Trust, as a party, provides a robust alternative to the APC
and other parties whose philosophy is promotional of violence and
coercion,” adding that “both our party and my presidential candidature
have the capacity to act responsibly as custodians of the sacred trust
and mandate of Nigerians. As Nigerians can see, we have been exemplary
in our conduct”