Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Local Government congresses on Saturday was stalled as aggrieved members chased away Abuja officials who came to monitor the conduct congresses.
According to Daily Post, the protests followed alleged alteration of the list from the last Ward congresses and diversion of congress materials.
Recall that there has been confusion in the party since the inconclusive ward primaries in July.
ISUIKWUATO VOICE gathered that the list from the ward congresses that was released to party stakeholders in Makurdi on Friday did not tally with was collated at the wards during the congresses.
As a result, there was a charged atmosphere at the party secretariat during the congresses. This is even with large presence of security operatives deployed to prevent breakdown of law and order.
“Several youths suspected to be political thugs converged at the secretariat, chanting solidarity songs,” DAILY POST reported.
“Distraught party stakeholders and members had kept vigil at the secretariat awaiting the arrival of the electoral officials from Abuja.
DAILY POST reports that the conduct of the recent congresses at the ward level has generated so much confusion. And this was spiked by the gale of suspensions and counter suspensions of members for anti-party activities.
Therefore, it was an aggrieved members of the party that greeted the arrival of the electoral official from Abuja on Saturday. The charged atmosphere, however, degenerated to chaos and pandemonium as the PDP members chased away the officials.
“Fight broke out as the officials were prevented from distributing materials for the conduct of the Local Government primaries.
“Members of the party demanded for the list of candidates for the Local Government congresses. As well as results of the last Ward congresses which the officials could not produce.
“The electoral officers from Abuja were chased out of the party secretariat by protesting members,” DAILY POST reported.
This is even as the Caretaker Chairman of the party, AVM Napoleon Bali and members of his committee fled the secretariat.
source: Daily Post
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