Damagun Blames Party Leaders For Fuelling Crisis In PDP

Claimant to Peoples Democtatic Party (PDP) National Secretary position, Hon Sunday Udeh-Okoye, was dragged out of Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting at the party national Secretariat on Wednesday.

Crisis started when Udeh-Okoye stormed the party BoT meeting. And shortly after the opening session, the party security quickly mobilized and bundled him out of the hall.

But a security officer, who spoke with our correspondent disclosed that Udeh-Okoye’s name was among those invited for the board meeting.

The party, however, became very tensed when Udeh-Okoye went out to mobilize his boys, who quickly stormed the party for retaliation.

Serious fight however, ensued when boy allegedly loyal to Sen. Samuel Anyanwu and that Udeh-Okoye engaged in a serious fight.

The BoT National Chairman, Sen Adolphus, security personnel and others members of BoT were able to rescue the situation by appealing to Udeh-Okoye to let peace reign.

Few minutes later about seven pickup trucks loaded with police, soldiers, Department of State Security and other personnel stormed the party and chased out thugs and other unwanted people out of the PDP National Secretariat, while staff were told to go back to the office.

During the opening session before the crisis started, the Acting National Chairman of PDP, Amb. Umar Damagun, has accused leaders of the party as those responsible for the crisis rocking PDP.

Damagun, who warned the party leaders not to destroy PDP because of their personal ambition, also blamed them for fuelling the crisis, adding that they may succeed in fuelling the crisis, but the crisis will not take them anywhere.

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