Abuja: A crisis erupted on Tuesday at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, as the Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) and that of the factional acting National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, clashed.
The factional acting chairman, Mohammed, is backed by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike.
The situation degenerated when Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, the PDP Governors Forum Chairman, and Seyi Makinde of Oyo arrived at the party secretariat.
Mohammed and Makinde arrived at the party secretariat at about 10:45 am, but the main gates were padlocked, prompting them to access the premises, leaving their motorcades behind.
Wike later arrived at the party secretariat at about 11:15 am and was blocked by the governors’ motorcade, already in front of the party secretariat, as they tried to gain access to the premises.
However, the minister was able to gain access to the premises when security operatives started firing teargas to disperse party members and others, including journalists, and political thugs already within the secretariat.
Ishiaku Sharu, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) of the FCT Command, later arrived and ordered Gov. Mohammed and his group to leave the party secretariat premises.
Mohammed, however, said they would only leave if Wike and everyone else also left, but went back inside the NWC hall when they were told a meeting was in progress.
The governors and others were still on the premises when filling this report, the party’s premises, while Wike was yet to get out of his car parked in front of the building.
The Bala-led faction of the PDP expelled Wike and others from the party on Saturday in Ibadan.
