APC members in Edo condemn alleged kidnap of state’s PDP chairman

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress(.APC) said it received the news of the kidnap of the State chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Tony Azegbemwin with rude shock and has profoundly condemned same.

The opposition party in the State attributed  the ugly development to the lack of strong and well oiled security architecture in the state.

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted the chairman of the Edo State PDP chairman, along Idaro Street, off Country Home Road, Benin, Edo State.

Aziegbemi was reportedly abducted around 11 pm on Friday.

Responding, the Acting State Chairman, APC,  Edo State, Jarrett Tenebe in a statement, said “This kidnap is one kidnap too many in the State which signpost’s an overt reminder and wakeup call on Governor Obaseki led administration in the state that all is not well, in terms of securing the State which is the primary responsibility of government.”

He added in the statement that, “That the chairman of the party of a sitting governor can be kidnapped, is a testament of the very porous, ill equipped, ill motivated security machinery in the state inspite of the humongous security vote been collected by governor Obaseki on a monthly basis.

“The APC, Edo State chapter uses this medium to demand of the abductors,  the immediate and unconditional release of the  PDP chairman, while we call on the security agencies in the state to leave no stone unturned in the quest to ensuring his release unhurt. “