Alleged attack on APC chieftains: ‘Agaka people are not thugs’ — Kwara PDP replies APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has condemned the description of some residents of Agaka as “thugs and hooligans” following the rejection of a political empowerment initiative in the community.
The opposition party accused the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of becoming “overwhelmed” by growing public rejection and urged the governor to caution his aides and political agents against inflammatory statements.
The PDP’s State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara, made the allegations in a statement on Monday, reacting to comments attributed to an aide of the governor following an incident involving members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agaka.
According to Adewara, the residents who confronted the APC team were neither PDP members nor thugs but concerned citizens who had chosen to reject what he described as a last-minute politically motivated gesture.
“The truth is that the AbdulRazaq-led APC administration is becoming overwhelmed by the wave of rejection confronting it from one end of Kwara State to the other,” he said.
Adewara questioned the timing of the intervention, particularly the distribution of N5,000 to beneficiaries, asking why similar gestures were not made since 2023.
“How can a government agent in his right senses then tag an entire community as thugs and hooligans simply because the people are conscious enough to reject a once-in-four-year Greek gift?” he asked.
The PDP spokesman said residents of Agaka were politically aware and could distinguish between what he described as genuine governance and election-season interventions.
He alleged that the government had neglected the community for years and was now attempting to use “hurriedly packaged political gifts” to win support ahead of the 2027 elections.
The party urged the governor to caution his aides and political agents against what it described as reckless statements capable of creating tension in communities.
It also demanded an apology to the people of Agaka and the community’s Mogaji over the alleged description of residents as “thugs and hooligans.”
“Agaka people are valuable citizens of the State. They have a right to reject deception and they have a right to make it clear that seven years of perceived neglect cannot be erased by last-minute Greek gifts,” the party said.
