Breaking: Protest Rocks PDP Headquarters in Abuja
A protest erupted on Monday at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abuja as supporters of the faction loyal to the PDP National Vice Chairman (North Central), Mohammed Abdulrahman, stormed the premises.
The group, chanting solidarity songs, demanded that the National Working Committee, led by Umar Damagum, vacate the headquarters immediately.
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 Party, on her official Twitter account, now X wrote; @OfficialPDPNig National Secretariat under attack.
“The suspended National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has mobilized a group of armed thugs to the PDP National Secretariat at Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.
“This reckless and unlawful action, occurring just hours after his one-month suspension for alleged anti-party activities, has led to the harassment and intimidation of party staff, security personnel, and journalists covering the unfolding crisis.
“Eyewitness accounts captured by on-site reporters show the mob, numbering over 50 individuals and reportedly loyal to Anyanwu’s faction, forcefully breaching perimeter barriers, vandalizing office equipment, and physically assaulting PDP administrative staff members.
“Several journalists from leading media outlets, were shoved, threatened with violence, and had their recording devices seized in a clear bid to suppress coverage of the incident.
“As of the time of this release, security forces present at the premises of the Party office did nothing to prevent the attacks on the secretariat and staffers of the secretariat.”
