Plans By Northern Groups To Disrupt PDP Convention Uncovered

 

An alleged plan by some groups to disrupt the National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) on Saturday in Abuja has been uncovered by security agents

Sources said that some Northern groups had prepared posters which they plan to distribute to some persons to stage a protest at the convention.

It was also learnt that the group plans a violent protest if it’s members are not allowed into the convention ground.

The group with the name PDP Peace and Justice Movement was said to have planned to mobilized some 10,000 protesters to disrupt the mini convention on Saturday.

It was gathered that the group aimed to flood all inlets into the Eagle Square, venue of the National Convention, with over 10,000 protesters in what was described as a bid to “take our case to the delegates that power should go to the North, come 2015, and if we are not heard, possibly disrupt the convention.”

Security agencies were, according to sources, on the trail of the brains behind the plot after it intercepted tonnes of posters which were printed in Kano and Kaduna.

Another printed programme intercepted by the agencies, which was signed by one Mallam Abdullahi Maibirgi as National Co-ordinator of the group reads: “PDP Peace and Justice Movement demands peace in our highly cherished party. For peace to exist, there must be justice .... (and) justice in this context means granting the North the party’s presidential ticket for the 2015 presidential election.

“PDP Peace and Justice Movement, hereby throws its full weight behind the Save Democracy campaign being mounted by some PDP governors and urge all party faithful to support this patriotic effort.

The campaign is aimed at sanitzing PDP of its cankerworm and stabilizing our growing democracy in the country. With these initiatives, these governors have proved themselves as great democrats, patriots, visionary leaders, loyal and faithful party members.”