Political tension in the Imo State chapter of the All Progressives
Congress deepened yesterday when unidentified hoodlums set the party
secretariat on fire.
A Punch correspondent, who visited the secretariat at the Imo State
University junction in Owerri around 6.30 pm, amidst heavy downpour, saw
smoke coming out of the building.
No firefighter was seen on the ground even as several people watched
from afar as the building was engulfed in smoke. It was gathered that
some equipment as well as party documents were destroyed in the
incident.
When contacted, the state party chairmen, Hilary Eke, said the
development was the handiwork of some unidentified hoodlums who wanted
to frustrate the local government areas congress of the party holding on
Saturday (today).
He however vowed that the exercise would be conducted, insisting that
the contentious wards congress of the party last week was successful.
He urged those who lost during last weekend’s exercise to give peace a chance.
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