Anti-Wike protesters shut down PDP secretariat: Activities at the Abuja national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were halted yesterday when protesters from the Rivers State chapter of the party sacked officials and workers from their duty posts. The protesters, who were said to have arrived at the secretariat as early as 7am, blocked the main entrance to the building and prevented the workers from leaving the premises. Workers and visitors were also denied access to the secretariat. National Women Leader Mrs. Kema Chikwe was prevented from entering the secretariat. Other national officers of the party were not around, apparently after getting wind of the protest. Reporters covering the party also got a dose of the protesters’ rage: a few of them who attempted to capture the protest on their cameras were manhandled. Armed with guns, knives, cudgels and bottles, the protesters accused PDP leadership of acting in cahoots with former Minister of State for Education Nyesom Wike to impose candidates ahead of next year’s elections. They brought a coffin draped with Wike’s campaign posters. The protesters complained about the conduct of last Saturday’s House of Assembly primaries in Rivers State, which they said returned Wike’s loyalists and excluded majority of the aspirants. Policemen and other security personnel at the secretariat vacated their duty posts and watched the drama from a safe distance. The protesters, under the umbrella of the Coalition of Rivers State PDP House of Assembly and National Assembly Aspirants, tabled a five-point demand before the party’s leadership. Original link Read More goo.gl/9iucY7 (y) ✍comment ☏share
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 01:56:12 +0000
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