PDP crisis takes new turn as police block secretariat

In spite of the peace moves by the management of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the crisis with its workers, the situation took another turn on Tuesday, as another disagreement casued the police to be called in to block the workers from entering the premises of the Wadata Plaza, Abuja.

Following directives from the leadership of the party, a truck load of Policemen blocked the gate and deprived the staff from entering the secretariat. The situation caused tension as the workers confronted the policemen, who refused to talk to them.

It will be recalled that as part of moves to end the crisis, management of PDP who are the directors, deputy directors and assistant directors, had on Monday held a closed door marathon meeting with the warring staff where the National Director of Administration, Alhaji Gurama Bawa, presided.

With the agreement of a ceasefire, the staff came to work, but they were stopped.

It took the intervention of PDP Acting Chairman, Board of Trustees, Dr. Bello Haliru Mohammed, who made a call to the leadership of the party that the staff be allowed into the premises, to resolve the standoff.

It was gathered that following the intervention of Mohammed, a call was then made to the Police and they immediately left the gate.

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With this development, strong indications have emerged that there seems to be no end in sight in the crisis as both the leadership of the party and the staff have resorted to what could be described as a hide and seek game.

It was also gathered, yesterday, that the NWC, which had earlier refused to brief the staff from its Monday meeting, also shifted the venue of its yesterday meeting to an undisclosed venue and directed Police operatives to seal off the PDP secretariat from all, including its staff.

The angry PDP staff revealed that they have reached an agreement within themselves to sheathe their swords until the end of the week and if there was nothing good coming from the NWC, they should be ready for a brutal showdown.

A source revealed that the problem would end soon as there were assurances that all their entitlements have been considered for payment, just as the source disclosed that two cheques of N5 million each meant for upsetting their allowances, including their July salary and the last Sallah bonus which have not been paid, have been raised.

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