Thugs Set Gombe PDP Campaign Office Ablaze

Suspected political thugs have set ablaze the campaign office of the Gombe State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate Mohammed Barde.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the office located at the Government Reserved Area (GRA) was burnt in the early hours of Monday around 2am.

The fence of the PDP’s office was recently demolished by the Gombe State Urban Planning and Development Authority (GOSUPDA) on the ground that the office was sited near a presidential lodge in the Government Reserved Area (GRA).

GOSUPDA also claimed that the controversial land was approved as a residence not an office but that the PDP candidate converted it into a political campaign office.

The PDP covered the demolished fence with billboards, banners and large posters of their candidate before it was burnt yesterday.

When contacted, the spokesperson of the state police command Mahid Muazu Abubakar confirmed the incident to our correspondent and assured that the matter was under investigation.

“The commissioner of police (CP) has directed a discrete investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident and perpetrators will not go scot-free,” he said.