APC, PDP, LP candidate requests strong security backup for election campaigns

The Presidential campaign organisations of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) have demanded increased security on campaign grounds.

Speaking against the backdrop of the terror alerts issued on Sunday, October 23, by the United States Mission and British High Commission in Nigeria, the councils also insisted that they would not suspend their rallies.

The groups made their demands known to The Punch newspaper on Monday, October 24, on behalf of their presidential candidates; Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Bola Tinubu (APC) and Peter Obi of the LP.

This is as the police pledged to deploy more personnel on campaign grounds and strengthen security nationwide.

But speaking on the development, the PDP vowed to go ahead with its campaigns in preparation for the 2023 general elections while the Labour Party is calling on the police authorities to provide security at rallies, noting that the party had written to the police for protection.

The ruling APC on the other hand, noted that its campaign council had a security directorate that could handle any safety issues during the APC rallies.

Meanwhile, the leadership of the New Nigerian Peoples Party maintained that the party was mindful of the security situation, however, the council had a security committee tasked with the responsibility of ensuring NNPP members’ safety at the rallies.
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