BREAKING: PDP Shifts BoT Meeting Venue— Reason 

BREAKING: PDP Shifts BoT Meeting Venue— Reason 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday moved its Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting from the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat to the Yar’Adua Centre, located in the Central Business District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The party explained that the decision followed the takeover of its secretariat by armed officers from the FCT Police Command.

Describing the police presence as an act of harassment, the PDP condemned the development.

PDP posted on its X (Twitter) handle: “Happening Now- Federal Police, other security agencies with the order (sic) of All Progressives Congress, APC, harassing Board of Trustees members and staff of the Party’s National Secretariat in a bid to stop the scheduled meeting.”

The PDP then followed it with a “Special Announcement!”:

“Change of Venue for the PDP Board of Trustees, BoT, meeting. The meeting of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, earlier scheduled to hold by 10a.m., at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, has been moved to Yar’Adua Center, Central Business District, Abuja.

“All BoT members are by this notice advised to proceed to the new venue,” PDP announced.

In a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the command however, denied accusation, describing it as “false, misleading, and not reflective of the true situation on ground.”

The statement further said that, “The FCT Police Command is aware of the news making the rounds alleging that the Police sealed off the PDP secretariat in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.

“The command wishes to categorically state that this information is false, misleading, and does not reflect the true situation on ground.

“Police officers were only deployed to the venue to maintain law and order and ensure public safety in line with their constitutional mandate. At no time was the secretariat sealed off by the Police.

“The Commissioner of Police, FCT, urges media outlets to verify information through the office of the command police public relations officer before disseminating,” the Abuja Police Command admonished.