Gunmen Attack PDP Delegation en route to National Convention

- PDP delegates from Lagos came under gunmen attack.

- Calls on security agencies to investigate.

- Makarfi says attempts were made to foil the convention through the courts.

Obiaks News can confirm that part of the People's Democratic Party delegation from Lagos State were attacked on their way to the party's national convention which was held to enable the party's National Executive Committee discuss and go over all that's been happening in the party across the country.

In a statement from the opposition party, the spokesperson said "We also received with shock, the attack by gunmen on some PDP delegates from Lagos state, who were on their way to attend the Convention. 

"This is sad and unfortunate. We call on the security agencies to investigate the matter and bring perpetrators to book.

"We sympathize with the victims of this barbaric attack and call on our members in Lagos and other states to remain resolute and undeterred."



Meanwhile, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, the chairman of National Caretaker Committee of the PDP claims that several attempts were made through the court to stop the convention. 

Makarfi said "At least there were four or five attempts to this convention through the court but as God will have it we overcame all those attempts. "So the convention will hold tomorrow. 

"Some people never give up. We must not think that we are out of the woods. People will continue with legal minds in our paths.

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