Former Presidential Candidate in Nigeria, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has described the attempt on the life of former United State President Donald Trump as unfortunate and barbaric.
Olawepo-Hashim stated this while reacting to a gunshot which narrowly missed Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania, United States over the weekend.
Trump, the Republican Party presidential candidate, was shot at by 20 year old Thomas Mathew Crooks, who was gunned down by security at the venue.
Reacting however to the saga, Olawepo-Hashim, in a press statement, said that “he joined millions of people all over the world to thank God for the life of this enigmatic leader who has been preserved by Mercy of God.”
According to him, “I also sympathize with the families of the victims of the shooting.
“The unfortunate incident, he added, is reminiscent of the assassination of J F Kennedy and attempted killing of President Ronald Regan, is a sad reminder that political violence remains a critical issue in one of the world’s most advanced democracies, as it is a world wide phenomenon.”
The former Presidential candidate maintained that “the assassination attempt is condemnable and every lover of democracy must work for unity and peace to remove the toxicity in the atmosphere that breeds this sort of barbaric act.”