The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) not to entertain the thoughts of regaining the political control of the Offa Local Government, no matter the level of its political shenanigans, intimidation or hallucination.

In a statement issued in Osogbo yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party enjoined its members and peace-loving but politically-sophisticated people of Offa to ignore the threats, grandstanding and intimidation of the indolent PDP-led government and continue to do what the community for ages has been renowned for- that is trouncing and humiliating at the polls, clueless and visionless political parties such as the PDP.

According to the ACN, only a party with no sense of history like the PDP will toy with the resolve of the people of Offa. It reminded the PDP that Offa people had established their progressive and independent democratic credentials even before some of the present leaders of the PDP were born.

"When almost the entire Northern Nigeria was under the stranglehold of the defunct Northern Peoples Congress, Offa people dared to be different. They cast their lot with the defunct Action Group and no amount of political persecution, cajoling or intimidation changed their resolve. It is the sons and daughters of these worthy people mindful of their political heritage and place in history that humiliated the PDP during the last council poll and will continue to do so."

The party congratulated the council chairman, Saheed Popoola, for his visionary and purposeful leadership which has made Offa Local Government the only performing, transparent and accountable council in Kwara and urged him to ignore the antics of some political turncoats, discredited and expired politicians who have lost relevance in the community.

ACN appealed to its supporters to remain calm and law-abiding while awaiting the outcome of the appeal and warned the PDP to desist from overheating the polity by its reckless statements.