AD condemns destruction of posters, flags in Lagos

The chairman of Alliance for Democracy (AD) Lagos State chapter Kola Ajayi has condemned the destruction of its party flags and obstruction of posters across Lagos describing it as a mockery of democracy.

Speaking with reporters at the weekend at the party secretariat in Obanikoro, Lagos Ajayi said: “We have many registered political parties in Lagos of which Alliance for Democracy is one of them and we all have right to campaign during election to solicit for votes and support of the electorates, I wonder why AD is at the receiving end”.

Ajayi asked why some of the opposition members decided to attack Alliance for Democracy by denying them of their rights.

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“This and many more are questions we are asking and we won’t stop asking until we get answers because it is our right,” he stated.

He added: “It was our initiative to mount flags in strategic locations in Lagos to solicit for endorsement but to our surprise those flags was allegedly removed overnight by the ruling party and PDP, they proceeded to mount theirs. They also pasted their own posters on our own to obstruct them.”

He said the party will not cease to condemn their undemocratic acts and they will continue to demand for our rights.

“Alliance for democracy should be left in peace to campaign during elections, it is our right and we will continue to demand for it, this is democracy and we refuse to surrender to intimidation and persecution,” he said.

He stated the party had written to the Nigeria Police Force but it has not yielded positive result, stressing the AD is a law abiding party and we will continue to appeal to our members to toe the path of peace no matter the level of provocation.