With few days to the off season governorship election in Kogi state, suspected political thugs in the early hours of Monday, burnt down the Social Democratic Party (SDP) secretariat, in Lokoja, the capital of the state.
Recalled that the Independent Nations Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would include the party and its candidate, Natasha Akpoti in the relevant sensitive materials following the judgment of a court over the matter.
The SDP secretariat is located adjacent to Lokoja local government secretariat, around the Paparanda Square.
The SDP secretariat was earlier attacked on Sunday, as yet unknown persons destroyed its windows and doors, while banners, posters and other campaign materials at the secretariat were also vandalized
The party had earlier alleged of ongoing plans to attack the convoy of the SDP governorship candidate Akpoti, adding that the unfolding events confirmed its outcry, ahead of Saturday’s poll.
