2023: Atiku’s campaign office vandalized, PDP secretariat burnt down

<p><strong>Suspected political thugs have vandalised the campaign office of former Vice-President <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Atiku Abubakar<&sol;a>&comma; situated near Investment Quarters&comma; about eight kilometres away from the Gombe metropolis&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The office had it windows broken&comma; while other items like Air Conditioners were carted away&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The thugs also burnt the Gombe State Secretariat of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It was gathered that the suspects stormed the party secretariat&comma; located along Bauchi road&comma; around 1&colon;30am&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Eye witnesses said personnel of the Fire Service with assistance from men of the Nigerian Police Force helped extinguish the fire at the PDP Secretariat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Addressing newsmen&comma; PDP Chairman&comma; General Audu Kwaskebe &lpar;Rtd&rpar;&comma; accused Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar; in the state&comma; Kawu Lero&comma; of spearheading the burning of the secretariat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said they had written a petition to the state police command for the appropriate action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;fire-razes-obasanjo-farm&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ff0000&semi;">Hoodlums Set Obasanjo Farm Ablaze<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; State PRO of the APC&comma; Mr Moses Kyari&comma; alleged that it was PDP members that set their office on fire&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;due internal crisis over control of the party structure&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said a structure bearing posters of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya were also touched by the vandals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;