{"id":718,"date":"2025-08-10T19:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=718"},"modified":"2025-08-10T19:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:48:11","slug":"tension-disrupts-apc-rally-in-nsukka-rally-continues-despite-interruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=718","title":{"rendered":"Tension disrupts APC rally in Nsukka, rally continues despite interruption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An All Progressives Congress (APC) rally held in Opi-Nsukka, Enugu State, was temporarily disrupted on Saturday following reported incidents of violence, including the destruction of canopies and rally materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Witnesses said the rally was interrupted multiple times before party supporters regrouped and continued the event. Party officials also alleged that campaign posters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu were torn during the disturbance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. Asake (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22PZkwJpu9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A former governorship aspirant and ex-commissioner in the state, Mr. Peter Okonkwo, who addressed the crowd after the rally reconvened, described the disruption as an attack on the party\u2019s peaceful assembly. He noted that despite the setback, party members remained resolute in their support for the APC and President Tinubu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey tried to disperse us multiple times, but we stood firm and came back stronger,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are here to show our support for the President and our belief in the future of the APC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No official confirmation has been made regarding the identity of those responsible for the disruption. The incident took place on the same day the Enugu State Government commissioned several projects in Nsukka, including a 5,000-shop international market and roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top APC leaders in the state condemned the incident and called for an investigation. They included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barr. Ugochukwu Agballah, Enugu State APC Chairman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>House of Representatives members: Hon. Sunday Umeha, Hon. Chimobi Atu, and Hon. Prof. Paul Nnamchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The party leaders urged the authorities to ensure the safety of political gatherings and allow all parties to freely mobilize support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the disruption, the rally proceeded with the reception of over 1,000 new members from other political parties including the PDP, Labour Party, APGA, ADP, and YPP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Nnaji praised the resilience of the attendees and the courage of the new members, describing their defection to the APC as \u201ca significant step toward greater political participation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The APC chairman, Agballah, called for a peaceful and fair political environment in the state, noting that previous rallies in other areas had experienced similar challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe believe in democracy and the right to peaceful assembly,\u201d he said. \u201cWe urge all stakeholders to respect that.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2025\/08\/tension-disrupts-apc-rally-in-nsukka-rally-continues-despite-interruption\/\">(Vanguard)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An All Progressives Congress (APC) rally held in Opi-Nsukka, Enugu State, was temporarily disrupted on Saturday following reported incidents of violence, including the destruction of canopies and rally materials. Witnesses said the rally was interrupted multiple times before party supporters regrouped and continued the event. Party officials also alleged that campaign posters of President Bola [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[74,318,320,878,879],"class_list":["post-718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-all-progressives-congress","tag-bola-ahmed-tinubu","tag-enugu-state","tag-nsukka","tag-rally"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tension disrupts APC rally in Nsukka, rally continues despite interruption - Tona Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An All Progressives Congress (APC) rally held in Opi-Nsukka, Enugu State, was temporarily disrupted on Saturda\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=718\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tension disrupts APC rally in Nsukka, rally continues despite interruption - 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