•Bode George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and an elder statesman, Bode George, has lamented the occupation of the party’s secretariat in Abuja by policemen, preventing its National Executive Council (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) meetings slated for Monday.
Speaking to reporters after police prevented members of the PDP National Working Committee, including himself, from accessing the secretariat to hold their meeting, George warned the federal government against plunging the country into crisis, reports Channels TV.
He said, “It’s strikingly annoying. This is our property. Was there any court order to say we will not hold our meeting in our office? What is going on? I was a young man in 1962 when it all started in the South West. we must avoid that madness. What is it? Can’t we sit and talk? What is the essence of democracy?
“Nigerians are watching, you came to our office, surrounded by police because we want to have a meeting? You want to turn us to North Korea or turn this country to Russia? We will not allow it, Nigerians will not allow it.”
George insisted that the scheduled meeting would go ahead but did not disclose where it would hold.
It was earlier reported that armed policemen this morning took over the Wadata Plaza, the headquarters of the PDP in Abuja, amid tension over the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting scheduled for today.
The police disallowed members of the party’s BoT members from accessing the secretariat.
