The state secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has been taken over by armed police officers.
The security agents who stormed the area on Thursday’s morning prevented staff and visitors from accessing the premises, located at Finbars Road Umuahia.
They were said to be working with “an order from above”.
The Publicity Secretary of Abia PDP, Fabian Nwankwo, said workers and officials of the party had been asked to observe one-day rest at home.
Protesters, suspected to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had recently stormed the state secretariat of the party, PDP, in Umuahia, over the conduct of the 3 Mab delegate election in the state.
The protesters numbering over 200 accused the state chairman of the PDP, Hon. Asiforo Okere, of making efforts to impose a governorship candidate on the party.
Some of the placards on display read; “No due process, no delegate election, Asiforo, are you are working for the opposition or our PDP,” PDP is a shadow of itself under Asiforo”, among others.
They called on the party to allow a level playing field for all aspirants, stressing that any attempt to impose a candidate will spend doom for the PDP in the election.
Leader of the protesters, Comrade O’Brien Iro, demanded to know when the delegates were sold and why the party decided to conduct the delegates’ election today.
