An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain from Ewu ward 1 in Ughelli South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State, Hon. Sheriff Onorode Okpakokomo, has raised the alarm over an alleged threat to his life and that of his family as a result of the just-concluded APC primaries in Ughelli South constituency for the Delta State House of Assembly.
Okpakokomo raised the alarm when he addressed journalists on Tuesday on the issue that happened during the primaries.
According to him, “I so much thank God that saved my life to give my own story today by myself. It’s just the grace of God to be alive. First, I am a member of APC in Ewu ward 1 and also one of the co-ordinators in this primary election.
“What actually happened during the APC primaries of the Ughelli South constituency of the Delta State House of Assembly was that, the money meant for lunch and transportation of the delegates in Ewu ward 1 was given to me as the co-ordinator of the ward to be shared to all the delegates.
“We started sharing the money one after the other right inside the vehicle that brought us to the arena. As soon as we started sharing the money, some group of boys came straight to me and started dragging the polythene bag where the money was kept with me. Before I knew what was happening, they dragged me from the vehicle to the bare ground. They started hitting me with clubs and sticks. I sustained different injuries on my body. It was the security agents that saved me from their hands, if not, these boys would have killed me on the ground.
“In the heat of this situation, one of the leaders (name withheld) in the ward started accusing me right there that I never shared any money to the delegates. He said I hid the money for myself. In short, this was like adding fuel to already burning fire. This again sparked off the anger of the bad boys but the situation was later calmed by the security men,” he narrated.
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