Breaking…Tension at PDP secretariat as security operatives bar BoT meeting

There was tension at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday as security operatives blocked members of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) from holding their scheduled meeting.

According to reports from Daily Trust, security agents in large numbers stormed the NEC Hall—where the meeting was set to take place—and ordered everyone present to vacate the premises.

At the time of filing this report, some BoT members were seen outside the party headquarters, holding quiet conversations and expressing concern over the disruption.

A senior security officer was reportedly heard instructing his team to ensure that no meeting occurred within the premises.

“Make sure nobody is in the hall there. That is the instruction. I heard there is another hall upstairs. Make sure nobody is meeting there,” he ordered.

The PDP has been embroiled in crisis since the conduct of the presidential primaries for the 2023 general elections with almost all the organs divided into two camps.

The latest crisis over who is the National Secretary of the party has sparked confusion, with the acting National Chairman Ambassador Umar Damagum and the Deputy National Chairman South, Taofeak Arapaja leading different camps of the NWC.