- Barbed wire was used to create a barrier to prevent anyone from gaining access to the premises
Nigerian police have cordoned off the national secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), following the clash between two factions of the party on Tuesday.
Our correspondent, who visited the PDP headquarters at Wadata Plaza in Abuja on Wednesday, observed that barbed wire was used to create a barrier to prevent anyone from gaining access to the premises, reports Channels TV.
None of the leaders of the two warring groups was sighted at the secretariat, as only a handful of policemen were on the ground.
However, a chieftain of the faction led by Kabiru Turaki opposed the decision of the police to barricade the premises.
He vowed that the Turaki-led group would “come to their office as no one can stop them”.
Chaos
The crisis in the party took a twist on Tuesday when rival groups clashed at the PDP secretariat.
Security operatives were stationed at the secretariat with Samuel Anyanwu and others loyal to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, insisting they would not vacate the place.
Chaos broke out when Turaki; Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, and other members of the newly elected PDP executives arrived at the premises.
The police fired teargas as Anyanwu’s supporters tried to block the group from entering the secretariat.
“If we had not exercised restraint, if we had not controlled our members and our leaders, there would have been bloodshed here,” Turaki had said.
“We have been tear-gassed, and I think more than 50 canisters of tear gas had been shot at us. But we remained relentless and will continue to remain relentless,” he added.
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