…As Ngige suspends campaign

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•APC flag flies at half mast

From Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka

Following the tragedy at the Uke Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry ground at the weekend, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the November 16 Anambra State election, Sen. Chris Ngige has suspended his campaigns forthwith.

Also in line with the mourning proclaimed by the party in honour of those that lost their lives in the tragedy, the APC flag has been flying at half mast since Sunday when the suspension of campaigns by Ngige began.

Briefing newsmen yesterday at the Sen. Chris Ngige campaign office, the Director General, Chief George Muoghalu said the organization was making a passionate appeal and at the same time challenging all the credible human rights groups both within and outside Nigeria to investigate the Adoration tragedy and come out with full report that should not be swept under any carpet.

Muoghalu expressed the dissatisfaction of his group with the panel inquiry which Governor Peter Obi said he would set up to investigate the incident, for the simple reason that APGA was an interested party.

Speaking on the tragedy and accusations of Obi and APGA, he described as false the claim by Governor Obi and APGA that Ngige was at the Adoration ground a day before, stating that Ngige visited the place last sometime in June or July when he went specifically to pray.

The statement of the campaign organization which he read states in parts, "It is rather unfortunate that the State Governor and APGA factional National Chairman chose to play politics with such a national tragedy in which they were both principal actors.

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