The APC Ethiope West Local Government Area Congress took a terrible turn at the weekend as scores were attacked by gun-wielding thugs allegedly hired by old PDP members that moved to APC amidst allegations of an assassination attempt On Member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency Rt Hon Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu daughter of the former Governor of Delta H.E Chief James Ibori.
New APC are former members of the PDP who decamped with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori last year.
The congress was relocated from its original venue the Oghara Township Stadium to a new venue, Ovade, in the LGA seemingly to disenfranchise original APC members.
Violence erupted when the Member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency Rt Hon Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu daughter of the former Governor of Delta H.E Chief James Onanefe Ibori arrived at the new venue in Ovade.
Apart from clear threats to the lady’s life by thugs allegedly sponsored by some prominent politicians, her supporters were attacked with dangerous weapons.
She was denied entrance to the venue.
Several attempts to attack her were reportedly foiled by her security details.
A source said: ‘There had been intels that she would have been shot if she had stepped foot on the venue this is terrible at a time when there had been hopes of peace coming into the party with the recent meeting at Asaba, however this recent happening shows peace is still far away.”
Hon Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu appealed for calm among APC supporters and old members amidst the unprovoked attack.
Several injured individuals are receiving treatment at undisclosed hospitals.
The source said: ‘There are still reports of targeted attacks on members of the Old APC, calls have been made to security operatives to avert such attempts.”
