Nigeria's ruling party condemns attack on president's campaign team

Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday condemned Tuesday's attack on its presidential campaign team in northern Katsina by people suspected to be supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC), the opposition party.

The attack was a clear indication that the APC was not ready to relent on its desire to attain power through violence, Olisa Metuh, the PDP spokesperson said in a statement reaching Xinhua.

This, he said, was in spite of the peace pact signed by all presidential candidates and their political parties on Jan. 14, in Abuja, the nation's capital.

He warned that PDP would no longer tolerate acts of violence on its members.

He recalled that the accord was signed in the presence of prominent Nigerians and international personalities and wondered why it was not being obeyed by some parties and their supporters.

Metuh stressed that it was unfortunate that while PDP and other parties were busy ensuring that their members and supporters remained committed to peaceful electioneering, the APC had been doing otherwise. Endi