Bode George, a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed concern over the police presence at the party's secretariat in Abuja. This occupation is obstructing scheduled meetings of its National Executive Council (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) planned for Monday.
After police blocked members of the PDP Board of Trustees, including himself, from entering the secretariat for their meeting, George spoke to reporters and cautioned the Federal Government against pushing the country into crisis.
He expressed his frustration by saying, "It's incredibly irritating. This is our property. Was there any court order preventing us from holding our meeting at our office? What's happening here? I was a young man in 1962 when it all began in the South West, and we must prevent that chaos from repeating itself. Can’t we discuss this calmly? Isn't dialogue the foundation of democracy?"
Nigerians are paying attention. You arrived at our office with a police presence simply because we want to hold a meeting? Are you trying to transform us into North Korea or turn this country into Russia? We won't stand for it, and neither will the Nigerian people.
George insisted that the scheduled meeting would proceed but did not reveal its location.
The police blocked members of the PDP Board of Trustees from entering the secretariat.
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