{"id":178491,"date":"2025-09-11T20:52:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/aregbesola-warns-adc-members-not-to-be-intimidated"},"modified":"2025-09-11T21:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:56:19","slug":"aregbesola-warns-adc-members-not-to-be-intimidated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/aregbesola-warns-adc-members-not-to-be-intimidated","title":{"rendered":"Aregbesola Warns ADC Members Not to Be Intimidated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, ADC, Rauf Aregbesola, has declared that members of the party are not cowards.<\/p>\n<p>This is as Aregbesola asserted that the ADC cannpt be intimidated because it is not fighting anybody.<\/p>\n<p>Aregbesola\u2019s comment comes amid attacks on ADC members in Kaduna, Lagos, and Ondo States.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former Interior Minister said members of the ADC are not new to political struggles, hence they can\u2019t be intimidated by anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Thursday, Aregbesola said: \u201cJust as our Chairman has rightly said, we are not fighting anyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIt is only a coward who would entertain fears. Ignore those saying negative things about us and remain steadfast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe are not a greenhorn in this political struggle, so no one can intimidate us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three people were hospitalized after thugs suspected to be sponsored by the All Progressives Congress, APC, invaded a Ward meeting in Akure, the Ondo State Capital on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the incident, the ADC State chairman, Asiwaju Wole Ademoyegun, said the attack was a \u201ccalculated act of political intimidation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, ADC, Rauf Aregbesola, has declared that members of the party are not cowards. This is as Aregbesola asserted that the ADC cannpt be intimidated because it is not fighting anybody. Aregbesola\u2019s comment comes amid attacks on ADC members in Kaduna, Lagos, and Ondo States. 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