PDP Crisis: Tension As Atiku's Camp Rushes to IGP, Begs For Security Support
- The supporters of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP in Rivers state, have called on IGP Usman Alkali-Baba, to keep an eye on the state
- Abiye Sekibo, the director general of the PDP presidential campaign council made the call following different attacks in the state
- While citing the attack on Rhino Owhokire, the youth leader of the campaign council, Sekibo urged the IG to stop political thugs from turning the state to battlefield
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The Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council has called on Usman Alkali-Baba, the Inspector General of police to rescue the state from political thugs before it turned to the battlefield.
The PDP faction who are loyal to Atiku Abubakar, the party's presidential candidate, made the call following the growing events in the build-up to the 2023 election in the state, Leadership reported.
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The group also condemned the attack by unknown gunmen on Rhino Owhokire, the youth leader of the state's PDP presidential campaign council.
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Owhokire and his brother were attacked on Wednesday night, December 14 at Aluu in Ikwerre local government area.
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In a statement on Friday, December 16, Abiye Sekibo, the director general of the PDP campaign management committee in the state called on the IGP, the Department of State Service (DSS) and other security agencies in the state to monitor closely, the unfolding events in the state.
The council also cited the attack on the residence of its chairman, Lee Maeba while lamenting that the state commissioner of police has dismissed the attack, claiming that it was staged by the senator himself.
2023 Election: Atiku makes powerful strategic move ahead of Tinubu, meets Soludo, reveals important details
Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, met with the Anambra state governor, Charles Soludo on Thursday.
Atiku, while sharing pictures of the meeting on his social media page, said he and Soludo, the only governor of APGA, have something in common.
The meeting is coming at a time Atiku and his strongest opponent, Bola Tinubu of APC, are making strategic moves ahead of the 2023 election.
Source: Legit.ng
