‘Attack on SDP campaign office barbaric, undemocratic’

The Kogi State government has  condemned in its entirety, the vandalism of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) campaign office in Lokoja on Sunday.

This was contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, and made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Monday.

Describing the incident as barbaric, undemocratic and unacceptable to the people and government of Kogi State, the statement warned criminals and hoodlums to stay clear of the Kogi governorship poll as the state is prepared to deal with criminals decisively.

“Attacking the campaign office of any political party is criminal and would not be condoned.

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It would be recalled that hoodlums suspected to be political thugs attacked the SDP campaign office in Lokoja on Sunday morning, destroying valuable materials and burning others to ashes.