Chaos As Security Agencies, PDP Faction Clash In Ebonyi

• The police and a faction of the People’s Democratic Party  clashed at the party’s secretariat in Ebonyi State.
• This follows attempts by the Fred Udogu led faction to take over the Secretariat.

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There was pandemonium in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital on Monday as police and a faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) clashed at the party’s secretariat.

EKO HOT BLOG gathered this comes few weeks after attempts by the Fred Udogu led faction to take over the Secretariat which has been under lock and key following the factionalization of the party.

According to reports, the party became factionalized following the defection of the State Governor David Umahi to the All Progressive Congress (APC).

The National Executive of the PDP had in November last year, after Governor Umahi’s defection, dissolved the state Executives of the party including the State Working Committee led by Onyekachi Nwebonyi.

The party also set up a Caretaker Committee led by Fred Udogu to oversee the party in the state in the interim.

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But Mr. Nwebonyi and other members of the dissolved SWC challenged their dissolution at the State High Court.

The matter had suffered several adjournments even as three Judges have recused themselves from the matter.

The Fred Udogu faction last two weeks instituted another case at an Abuja High Court on the same matter.

The faction also reportedly secured an injunction barring the Nwebonyi committee from parading themselves as the authentic leadership of the party in the state.

Armed with the alleged injunction, the Udogu faction moved to take over the secretariat on Monday.

Its members in their hundreds besieged the Secretariat around 10am but Security Agencies arrived and dispersed them.

EKO HOT BLOG also gathered the scene was chaotic as the security agencies with an Armoured Personal Carrier were seen firing shots into the air which led to the PDP members running away in different directions.

Meanwhile the Publicity Secretary of the Udogu faction, Silas Ọnụ has lamented the arrest of the Youth Leader and other members.

The spokesperson further said that the Police started arresting their members on a false claim that the Secretariat which was previously vandalised is now being vandalised Monday.

“Later today, Mr. Nwebonyi will hold a press conference alleging this falsehood as a cover up for his criminal act of willful vandalism and stealing of PDP properties.

“We have made this complaint a long time ago, but the Police has refused, neglected or failed to even open any investigation

“It is very interesting how the police is now being used to play out a script that promotes disorder and fuels crisis in Ebonyi State”.