ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Battle-ready police have laid besiege on the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the ruling party prepared to swear in newly appointed National Working Committee (NWC).
The Sun reports that countless police personnel were stationed strategically at the Blantyre Street entrance, where the APC headquarters is located.
In the same vein, hundreds of protesters at the national secretariat of the party looked fearless by the presence of the security officers.
The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, was reported to have arrived early at the APC headquarters on Thursday, and this has heightened the tension around the area.
The party has been plunged into crisis following the announcement of Mary Alile Idele, from Edo State as National Women Leader (South South Zone).
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Idele was said to be the candidate of Senator Adams Oshiomhole against Stella Odey-Ekpo, the choice of Beta Edu, the minister of Humanitarian Affairs.
The APC also announced Duro Meseko (Kogi State) as the new Deputy National Publicity Secretary (North Central Zone) as a replacement of Yakubu Ajaka, who was reportedly recommended by James Faleke, over the candidate of Governor Bello.
Edu who was the former women leader of the party, had earlier stormed the party’s secretariat at about 6:20pm on Wednesday, 23 August, to protest against the replacement of her candidate and was reported to have left the place 45 minutes after.
Governor Bello arrived the secretariat and told journalists that he would not leave until the issue is solved. “This issue must be sorted out today,” he said.