Why PDP secretariat will remain locked, by Police

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat in Abuja will remain sealed for now, according to the police.

It will only be reopened, if the two factions settle their protracted rifts and embrace peace, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police commissioner said yesterday.

Miller Dantawaye, told reporters that the factions have to inform the police after the resolution of the crisis before the Watada Plaza office can be unsealed.

The secretariat was sealed on November 19 last year with barbed wire by the police after a fracas involving the two factions. The Police had to fire teargas to halt the melee that trailed the combat by the gladiators.

Both factions, claiming superiority struggled to take charge of the offices.

Dantawaye said the police are not yet convinced that the two factions were ready for a truce.

He said the two factions have requested the police to maintain the sealing.

Dantawaye added: “They had an issue there and I’m sure you are aware of what prompted us (police) to lock the place.

“Both sides are saying, don’t open. They want justice. So, when they resolve their issues, I’m sure they will tell us (Police).”

The two factions, one ledt by Taminu Turaki and the other by Abdulrahaman Mohammed are currently operating at different offices in the FCT.