The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, on Saturday lamented that party is under attack in the state.
Okocha’s statement comes after explosions rocked the party’s secretariat in Port Harcourt.
The APC chieftain who spoke after inspecting the destroyed secretariat, called on the Federal Government and the International community to look into the plight of the party and provide security for its members.
He complained that the attack on the Secretariat occurred following the refusal of the state government to obey court orders.
Okocha said, “APC is under attack in Rivers State and this attack is unnecessary and uncalled for. We reminded Nigerians that there is a court judgement. It is a court order in a matter that passed through the processes.
“The judgement was given and the judge clearly said that the election scheduled for today did not comply with the constitution and the laws of the state.
“The judge barred the police and the DSS from participating. Imagine where the police and DSS are not parts of the election.
“This morning at 3:30am my phone kept ringing. The admin notified me that our office had been attacked with explosives. The CP had come here to see things for himself. This is the second attempt after they did the first one. This structure is not our own. It is a rented apartment.
“We are under attack. They are chasing us everywhere but we are not bulging. They resorted to attacking our facilities. There is no voting unit here. Why did they attack here. Every time the Governor and his team are having an event APC would be marked out as scapegoat.
“APC and her members are under serious attack and we need security to keep us safe. It is not that we can’t unleash mayhem but we are cultured and we respect the rule of law.
“Let the governor respect the rule of law. If he hadn’t gone ahead with this charade today everybody would have gone about their normal activities. We won’t take the laws into our hands.”