Tension is building up at the Wadata plaza national Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the two factions of the party planned separate meeting.
Samuel Anyanwu and Taminu Turaki-led factions had scheduled meetings at the same venue over control of the party.
There is a heavy deployment of police, Officers of the Directorate of State Services and other security personnel around the Zone 5 Secretariat with a handful of supporters of the two factions drumming and singing close to the Secretariat.
Supporters of both factions have started arriving at the party’s national headquarters.
Anyanwu arrived at the Secretariat around 8.50am and went straight to his office. While those he invited for the NEC meeting had started arriving at the Secretariat.
Anyanwu told reporters he invited the security agents around the Secretariat, adding that it is the usual practice to invite security agents whenever the party is holding a NEC meeting because of the expected turnout.
He said: “I wrote to the security agencies and I NEC on the 14th November informing them of the NEC/BoT meeting scheduled for today. I am the National Secretary of the party and.y tenure runs till December 8.
When told of the plan by the Turaki led group to hold an NWC at the Secretariat, he said “We are going to our meeting and we do not expect any intruder. He is coming to hold meeting here as what?
