‘Agents Of Darkness Destroy Uzodinma’s Campaign Boards Featuring Accomplishments, Plans In Owerri’

Hoodlums suspected to be supporters of the opposition parties have been fingered for vandalising the campaign materials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate, Governor Hope Uzodinma.

Naija News reports that the chairman of Onwa Progressives 2023, a support group for Governor Uzodimma’s re-election, Augustus Nduka, in a statement, condemned the destruction of the governor’s striking A-frame boards that feature his accomplishments and plans in Owerri.

The A-frame boards which adorned the city’s streets were strategically positioned throughout Owerri, serving as essential campaign tools to communicate the government’s achievements and programmes to the people of Imo State.

However, Nduka has described the unknown individuals who ruthlessly damaged the A-frame boards as ‘agents of darkness’, stressing that the vandalism is an attack on democracy and a blatant disregard for freedom of expression.

He said such action is unhealthy for politics, insisting Uzodinma had consistently stressed his commitment to a peaceful election and political parties should engage in healthy competition.

Nduka called for a thorough investigation into the matter, with the hope of bringing those responsible to justice.

The group said, “The governor has consistently stressed his commitment to peaceful elections and urged all political parties and their supporters to engage in healthy competition free from violence or vandalism. It is shocking to witness the reckless destruction of campaign materials belonging to the governor.

“We awoke on a Saturday morning to discover that the A-frame boards of the governor along Airport Road and some other areas in the metropolis had been destroyed by these agents of darkness, all in the name of politics.

“The preliminary investigation by our men revealed that the opposition parties are behind this destruction, and we strongly feel it is unhealthy for our politics. This act of vandalism is fundamentally undemocratic, and we implore the security agencies to intensify their efforts to ensure swift and effective responses to acts of destruction while upholding peace within the state. We also urged the Imolites not to express worry over the incident because the governor is only focused on delivering democratic dividends and won’t be distracted by the antics of the agents of destruction.”