PDP national secretariat sealed ahead party’s NEC meeting

By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

The national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, situated in Michael Opara Street, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja has been sealed by officials the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over unpaid ground rents
The enforcement team, made up of Policemen, soldiers, operatives of Department of States Services, DSS, National Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Road Traffic Department, VIO and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency among others, arrived the PDP office, popularly known as Wadata House by 2: 04pm.
The gates to the PDP headquarters were already locked when the team arrived. After waiting for about three minutes without having access to the Wadata House, some of the members of the team sealed the office while another person chained the gates from outside.
However, after a brief meeting with the management staff of the party, the sealed gate was reopened temporarily to enable staff move out their vehicles and personal belongings after which it was locked again.
The closure came an hour to the scheduled board of trustees (BoT) meeting of the PDP preparatory to the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the party National Caucus meeting is presently holding at Bauchi State Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja.