There was heightened tension at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday after police sealed off the premises with barbed-wire barricades, preventing the Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) from holding its rescheduled inaugural meeting.
Operatives from the Rapid Deployment Barrier Unit of the FCT Police Command mounted the barricade at the main entrance, restricting movement in and out of the headquarters’ premises.
The security lockdown, which began early in the day after the secretariat was sealed on Tuesday evening, unsettled party members, staff, and journalists who arrived to find the entire complex cordoned off, with officers stationed across the perimeter.
“The tension around the PDP secretariat is really palpable after the police put up the barbed-wire barricade, especially with the Rapid Deployment Barrier Unit of the FCT Command involved,” a PDP staffer said.
The development comes amid a widening leadership tussle within the opposition party, with rival factions laying claim to the control of the National Working Committee (NWC).
With access still denied, the party’s leadership is now expected to consider alternative arrangements as members await official clarification on the rationale behind the security blockade.
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