6 January 2019
All Progressives Congress
Cross River State
Press Release
Re: Destruction of Our Candidates' Billboards and Posters.
Our attention has been drawn to a media report credited to some officials of the People's Democratic Party which attempts to deny the involvement of its paid agents and or hirelings in the destruction of our party's Candidates' billboards and posters in parts of the state.
This denial is in our consideration, spurious and a cheap attempt by the PDP to exonerate itself from the evil and criminal agenda it is already known to perpetrate.
We wish to emphasize here that much as this inglorious practice is inconsistent with the existing laws guiding the freedom of parties to campaign using paid advert spaces,we will as a law abiding party resist such attempt to further pull down our billboards and posters by hired agents of the PDP.
We will therefore not accept such spurious claims and insinuations that a faction of our party is responsible for this criminal and evil exploit as currently made by the PDP.
Such insinuations, we note, is inexcusable and further speaks of the antecedents of a conquered army trying to shy away from an evil attack on a winning team just to play safe.
For the upteenth time, we warn that we will resist any further attempt by anyone or group of persons in whatever guise who perpetrate such an obnoxious practice of pulling down our campaign materials.
This is just as we'll continue to keep an eagle eye on our billboards and posters with a view to arresting perpetrators and their paid agents of destruction.
The law enforcement agents are again put on notice by virtue of this Press Release and are therefore urged to go all out for the purveyors of this dastardly act in the interest of the peace and stability of our state especially during the campaigns and the polls.
BASSEY ITA
State Publicity Secretary.
January 5, 2019.
