The APC while condemning the shameful assault on former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu in Nuremberg, Germany says the opposition party, PDP owes the country an apology for its support to IPOB in the past.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">In a statement signed by APC's national publicity secretary&nbsp;<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Lanre Issa-Onilu</strong>, the APC said, 'It is clear that PDP and its other shortsighted co-travelers who were the main cheerleaders of IPOB owe this country an apology. IPOB hid under regional identity to perpetrate criminality having recruited some misguided elements and miscreants'.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">See the full statement below....</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 10px 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14.5px; border-left: 5px solid #eeeeee; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">The All Progressives Congress (APC) strongly&nbsp;condemns the attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu, immediate past Senate President and serving Senator&nbsp;by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)&nbsp;on Saturday in Nuremberg, Germany.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Those involved in the despicable actions and the organisation they represent are unworthy in character. No Nigerian should be assaulted in the manner Senator Ekweremadu was.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">It is an indecent action and it is below the acceptable standard of behaviour expected of our citizens whether in Nigeria or abroad. It is however regrettable that some of the people and organizations who had offered these irresponsible elements open support in the past&nbsp;are raising their voices now. It would be recalled that the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its leaders chose to play politics over a matter that called for collective patriotic actions when IPOB raised a terror group in the South East.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">It is clear that PDP and its other shortsighted co-travelers who were the main cheerleaders of IPOB owe this country an apology. IPOB hid under regional identity to perpetrate criminality having recruited some misguided elements and miscreants.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Are we surprised by the PDP's hypocritical reaction to the unfortunate attack on Senator&nbsp;Ekweremadu? No! The PDP and their leaders have acted true to type. This is what happens when politicians become myopic and allow narrow sentiments becloud their sense of judgement.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">We all have a responsibility to collectively rise against evil wherever we find it and in whatever guise it appears. We hope lessons have been learnt from this unfortunate incident. SIGNED&nbsp;</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Lanre Issa-Onilu</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">National Publicity Secretary&nbsp;</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">All Progressives Congress (APC)</p> </blockquote>