By Ultimatenewsnigeria
The Police have sealed off Ebonyi PDP Secretariat along Enugu_Abakaliki high way following a leadership clash
between Fred Udeogu led PDP caretaker committee and the dissolved Onyekachi Nwebonyi-led executives.
Recall that the National Executive of the PDP had in November last year, after the governor’s defection, dissolved the state Executives of the party including the State Working Committee led by Onyekachi Nwebonyi.
The national executive of the party had set up a Caretaker Committee led by Fred Udogu to oversee the party in the state.
Mr. Nwebonyi and some members of the dissolved SWC challenged their dissolution at the State High Court, however,
The matter had suffered several adjournments even as three Judges have recused themselves from the matter.
Elder Fred Udogu last two weeks instituted another case at an Abuja High Court on the same matter and secured injunction barring the Nwebonyi committee from parading themselves as the authentic leadership of the party in the state.
Backed by the injunction, the Udeogu youths supporters of the party yesterday moved to take over the secretariat but Security Agencies arrived and dispersed them after firing shots in the air
It was gathered that security agencies had arrested some of their members including the Youth Leader Barr Obinna Iteshi.
Reacting to this development, the State Publicity Secretary of the Party Barr. Silas Joseph Onu said it is worrisome that the lives of Ebonyi people is no longer valuable to those madated to protect them.
He said, "upon a valid Court order which restrained Nwebonyi and his urchins from parading themselves as leaders or even members of the People's Democratic Party, we duly notified the police of our intention to access our Secretariat today".
"Upon arrival, the police were obviously ordered to frustrate that effort and they swung into action. Firstly, the Deputy Commissioner in Charge of Operations asked that we go and obtained an "Enforcement Order" as if the case is one requiring further order (s) to give validity to the initial order - this is laughable!
"The Police came and began to arrest our members on a spurious claim that the already vandalised Secretariat is now being vandalised today (scripted cover up for Nwebonyi). Later today, Mr. Nwebonyi will hold a press conference alleging this falsehood as a cover up for his criminal act of wilful vandalism and stealing of PDP properties. We have made this complaint a long time ago, but the Police has either 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".
"If the Ebonyi Police Command is no longer the Nigerian Police, it will be good for us to be notified as we can no longer trust a public institution that is clearly working to create division, crisis and disorder through the overt act of subverting a valid court order and encouraging a renegade to cover his crimes. Watch out for Nwebonyi's press briefing later today".
"Now, we are only left with the option of pleading with the DSS to do the needful and restore Order in Ebonyi State as this little spark is not a healthy sign. It may appear innocuous, but only God knows how such senseless attack end. The lives of may people is a stake here".
"This is no longer politics, but a deliberate effort to throw the entire Ebonyi into full scale crisis. As we write this Press release, there has been a sustained gunshots around the PDP Secretariat for over an hour and it is unclear who is responsible as the Akubaraoha Youth Assembly and Policemen have literally cordoned off the vicinity".
"Our Youth Leader, Barr. OBINNA ITESHI was arrested by police for no other reason but that he was wearing a PDP cloth. This is unnecessary. Has the police become a private security agency for the Governor and his cohorts to use as they desire?
"We are calling on the Police to immediately change their way and return to the path of honour by standing with the people - Governors come and go, but the people remain".
"Finally, we are calling on all our members to remain law abiding. Do not be lured by this clear call for provocation. We are a civilised party. Violence is not our modus operandi.
"It is now up to the Police to ensure law and order and also enforce a valid Court order. Anything other than that is double standard and a clear call for disorder" he noted.
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