The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has denied claims that it sealed the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, following reports that armed officers disrupted planned meetings and barred access to the premises.
In a statement released on Monday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, dismissed the reports as “false, misleading, and not reflective of the true situation on the ground.”
“No part of the PDP national secretariat was sealed,” Adeh said. “Our personnel were only deployed to ensure peace and prevent any breakdown of law and order, as mandated by the constitution.”
She urged media houses to verify their information with the police before publication to avoid causing public panic or misinformation.
However, conflicting reports and eyewitness accounts indicate that police presence at the PDP headquarters, Wadata Plaza, located in Wuse Zone 5, caused significant disruptions. Armed officers reportedly took over the premises on Monday morning, barring key members of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) and journalists from entering.
A former PDP National Secretary, Senator Umar Tsauri, confirmed the development, telling reporters: “We were informed that the police acted on an ‘order from above.’ This action disrupted our scheduled BoT meeting.”
An anonymous PDP official alleged that the police deployment was a calculated move to prevent the party’s Expanded National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting.
“There was no legal basis for the blockade,” the official claimed. “This is clearly a political interference aimed at weakening our internal decision-making.”
Initially, some staff were granted entry into the building, but they were later asked to vacate. By midday, Dalaba Street, the main access road to the PDP secretariat, was cordoned off, intensifying speculation about the federal government’s role in the unfolding crisis.
The disrupted BoT and NEC meetings were expected to address lingering leadership tussles and internal realignments within the opposition party ahead of the next election cycle.
