The crisis and internal dissent among the top echelons of the
Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) have taken a new dimension as heavily
armed policemen were seen to have sealed off the Wadata Plaza National
secretariat of the party on Saturday in Abuja.
It was gathered that the armed law enforcement officers took over the
premises earlier today apparently to prevent any of the members of the
National Working Committee from gaining entrance to the building.
Five police vehicles, comprising two trucks and two pick up vans
blocked access on both end of the street directly in front of the
secretariat, while about 28 policemen were seen around the building,
turning back people from entering the premises.
The rationale behind this may not be unconnected to the current
leadership tussle within the hegemony of the opposition party’s fold,
which has culminated into an imbroglio, evident in the two parallel
conventions in Abuja and Port Harcourt on Saturday.
The conventions produced three sets of leaders.
While the party’s national officers led by former Borno Governor, Ali
Sheriff, were sacked and an interim team announced in Port Harcourt,
the Abuja convention appointed a former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim
Mantu, as acting national chairman.
Via NaijaLoaded
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