Rivers State APC Observes One Week of Mourning for Nine Slain Members
The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has declared a week of mourning for nine of its members who were murdered in Port Harcourt on Saturday night.
According to a statement issued by the party Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Five of the men were killed in the D-Line area of Port Harcourt while the other four were murdered along the Eastern By-Pass in the Marine Base area of the state capital.
He said: “Rivers APC condemns the killing of these innocent men without reservations. That only APC members were targeted in the two incidents indicates that these are politically motivated murders targeted at reducing our membership strength ahead of the 2015 elections. We are challenging the law enforcement agencies to rise to the occasion and apprehend and bring the culprits to book.
“We are deeply shocked and saddened by the death of these innocent men and regard them as martyrs of our nascent democracy. We wish to assure those they have left behind that these party faithful will be celebrated and mourned accordingly. Their deaths will strengthen us the more to ensure that evil men are not be allowed to govern our State again.
“APC members throughout the State should use this Sunday, 15th March, to pray for the repose of their souls in their various churches. We owe them this honour even as we strive to honour them the more by ensuring that their dream of landslide victory for our great party in the forthcoming general elections is realised.
“We pray our friends and the International Community to constantly remember us in their prayers as both our candidate, Dr Dakuku Adol Peterside and all APC Chieftains are all targets for elimination by the newly assembled PDP Killer Squad.”
