Police Chase G7 Governors, Others Out of New PDP Meeting in Abuja

The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party PDP is worsening by day as the scheduled meeting to be held by the ‘New PDP’ was yesterday disrupted by men of Nigerian Police Force.

According to Vanguard Newspaper the Police abruptly invaded Sokoto State Governor’s lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, the venue of the meeting and chased out everybody in attendance before the commencement of the meeting.

Having been prevented from holding their meeting at the Sokoto Governor’s lodge, members of the group reassembled at the Kano State Governor’s lodge where the meeting eventually held.

Governors present at the meeting were Sule Lamido of Jigawa; Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto State; Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano; Murtala Nyako of Adamawa and Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers, just as governors Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara and Babangida Aliyu of Niger State were absent.

Also at the meeting were former governor of Kebbi State and ex- FCT minister during late President Umaru Yar’adua’s administration, Senator Adamu Aliero; former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki; former governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje; former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; chairman of the group, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje; the group’s Deputy Chairman, Dr. Sam Sam Jaja; secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola; PDP National Vice Chairman, North West, Ibrahim Kazaure; Alhaji Kassim Shettima, among others.