There is an unusual security presence at Wadata Plaza, the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, as two rival factions prepare to hold parallel meetings, a National Executive Committee (NEC) session and an expanded national caucus deepening the party’s escalating leadership crisis.
Personnel from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been deployed to the area to prevent any potential breakdown of law and order.
The dispute revolves around the legitimacy of recent decisions made by the Acting National Chairman, with the PDP’s Board of Trustees (BoT) condemning what it described as unconstitutional and unilateral actions.
Access to the secretariat has been heavily restricted, as security operatives have mounted barricades using traffic cones and patrol vehicles, while armed officers monitor the premises in anticipation of possible protests or confrontation between opposing factions.
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