BREAKING: Chaos as protesters storm PDP national secretariat

There was heightened tension at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, Wadata Plaza in Abuja, on Monday as supporters loyal to the party’s National Vice Chairman (North Central), Mohammed Abdulrahman, stormed the premises in protest.

Chanting solidarity songs and banners in hand, the demonstrators called for the immediate removal of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) led by Umar Damagum. The protesters accused the leadership of mismanaging party affairs and insisted that the current executives must vacate the secretariat without delay.

Abdulrahman was named the Acting National Chairman of the party last week as the leadership crisis threatening the soul of the party worsened with the suspension of the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, and the Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, for a period of one month.

In a dramatic twist, the faction loyal to Anyanwu converged at a separate venue in Abuja and announced the suspension of the Damagum-led NWC.

The protesters, who accused the Damagum-led leadership of mismanaging party affairs, vowed to reclaim control of the secretariat for the Abdulrahman-led faction.

Security operatives have been deployed to the area to prevent a breakdown of law and order as both factions struggle for control of the party’s edifice.

More details to follow…

(Punch)