Lagos 2023: PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate, Funke Akindele Denied Entrance To Ikosi Fruit Markets ...As Hoodlums Beat Traders For Accepting Party's Souvenirs

 




The campaign ward tour train of the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor was on Tuesday attacked at Ikosi fruits market by hoodlums allegedly led by the Chairperson of Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada.  


This was contained in a statement by the Lagos PDP Publicity Secretary
Chairman, Media and Publicity Team, JandorFunke2023 Campaign, Hon. Hakeem Amode.

"The incident occured, when the campaign team of the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the party, Ms. Funke Akindele went to sensitize the people of Ikosi market today and upon arriving at the market, the Ikosi-Isheri LCDA Chairperson, popularly called Mayoress came with her Toyota Camry car and blocked the market entrance preventing the Deputy Governor entourage from accessing the market while several hoodlums following her caused chaos making everyone to flee the environment.

"The hoodlums, who were welding dangerous weapons, beat and harassed retailers, who had earlier received the campaign souvenirs from the campaign team.

"The Deputy Governor campaign team retreated from campaigning in the market to forestall mayhem.

"The need for the Independent National Electoral Commission. the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to rise to the occasion of cautioning those poised for violence in the coming election can not be overemphasized," he said.

The party added that "we are by this report calling on our teaming supporters not to be intimidated by the current government because their days in the office is numbered and people of Lagos will use their vote to choose a new government come February 25 and March 11 2023 respectfully."




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