The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as well as the Nigeria Police have debunked reports of an assassination attempt by gunmen on the governor, the attack was reported to have happened on Friday night at Isuofia, the home town of Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo in Anambra State.
While the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, had earlier debunked the report, APGA, on Monday, reiterated that nothing of such had happened since Soludo became the governor of the state, describing the report as an orchestrated plot by “mischief makers” to instil fear in the minds of the people.
Addressing newsmen in Awka, on Monday, the National Coordinator of APGA Media Warriors Forum, Chinedu Obigwe, said ” there was nothing like an attack on the governor. What happened was that criminal elements currently suffocating under the heat of the governor’s merciless onslaught against them decided to launch a hit and run attack at Isuofia.
“They did that to frighten the residents of Isuofia and to see if Soludo will back out of his decision to end the senseless every Monday sit-at-home in Anambra.
“But they have forgotten that the governor will not yield to their evil wishes as he is determined to deal decisively with them because security is the bedrock of sustainable development.
“Soludo’s convoy was not attacked at all, so I can’t tell how they got the news of Soludo’s escape from an assassination attempt in Anambra.”
The party assured the people that the governor is adequately prepared to tackle any issue of insecurity and that he was not even at Isuofia as at the time of the attack.
