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Suspected political thugs, who attempted to cause crisis at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national headquarters, were on Wednesday dispersed by security operatives as the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, held a meeting.
The thugs were allegedly led by an aide to Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, who was ousted by the court as PDP national secretary, a staff member of the PDP national secretariat who pleaded anonymity said.
He claimed that the mission of the thugs was to block the NWC members from accessing the party headquarters for their meeting.
However, a contingent of some personnel of the Nigeria Police, Department of State Service, and Nigeria Civil Defense Corps dispelled the thugs, who were harassing the party staff members.
The PDP had been engulfed in crisis with Anyanwu and former National Youth Leader Sunday Ude-Okoye, claiming the position of PDP National Secretary.
While the Court of Appeal in Enugu upheld Ude-Okoye as PDP National Secretary, the Supreme Court had reserved its judgment on the matter.
According to the PDP sources, “the party staff, with the support of security personnel, confronted the thugs and dispersed them.
“The leader of the thugs was arrested and the other thugs were cleared from the PDP premises.”
A man was earlier seen in a video clip circulating online, threatening that whoever did not have his party ID card or did no reason to be at the party secretariat should not come around the Wadata House.
“If they are tired of the party, they can go to SDP, but anybody coming here to cause problems while there is a case in the court, should prepare from his house before coming.
“Already I am ready, I am here with the men; everybody is here. If they are one billion let them come.
“If you are coming here without party ID card, you will not enter. If you don’t have business here nobody will enter.”
It will be recalled that the PDP has been in crisis over the position of its national secretary between Senator Samuel Anyanwu and it’s former national youth leader Ude-Okoye.
Umar Damagum, the party’s acting National Chairman, chaired the party NWC meeting, while Ude-Okoye attended as the National Secretary, following the Supreme Court’s refusal to grant Anyanwu’s stay of execution of the judgement against his continued stay in office by the Appeal Court.
