El-Rufai, PDP supporters clash during one-million-man march
All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, on Monday in Kaduna continued his campaign with a one-million-man rally.
The one-million-man march grounded the state capital as supporters of the former minister took over the major streets in the metropolis.
But the rally later turned violent as APC supporters clashed with supporters of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
No death was recorded but some people were reportedly injured.
The APC supporters tore posters and pulled down billboards of PresidentGoodluck Jonathan, his running mate, Namadi Sambo as well as that of Governor Mukhtar Yero.
This, according to an eyewitness was in retaliation for the posters and billboards of the APC presidential candidate, Maj-Gen Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), and that of El-Rufai that were allegedly pulled down by PDP supporters in the state capital.
Our correspondent gathered that trouble started when security operatives stopped the march, which took off from the Ahmadu Bello Stadium.
The APC supporters were asked to move from there to Kaduna International Trade Fair Complex on Kaduna Zaria Expressway.
This did not go down well with the supporters, who were chanting changi(change), changi (change) dole, venting their anger on anything in sight that had the label of the ruling party.
Things almost got out of control at the popular NEPA Roundabout when some supporters of the APC allegedly attempted to scale the fence of the Goodluck/Sambo Campaign office but they were met with stiff resistance from the PDP supporters, who were on hand, leading to a free-for-all.
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El-Rufai, PDP supporters clash during one-million-man march