A few hours before the new zonal officers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee were inaugurated on Thursday, dozens of protesters and security personnel engaged in violent altercations outside the party’s national headquarters.
After being prevented from entering the secretariat, the demonstrators got into a yelling war with the stern-looking police officers.
The development follows the National Secretary of the ruling party, Senator Ajibola Basiru, announcing the election of zonal officials of the APC NWC.
Basiru pointed out that the selection of new officials was consistent with the direction provided to them by the National Executive Committee at the most recent meeting, which took place on August 3 at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
Senator Abubakar Kyari, the outgoing National Deputy Chairman for the North, was replaced by Borno Party Chairman Ali Dalori, and Dr. Mary Idele, the founder of Sister-To-Sister Empowerment Worldwide, was elected to take over Dr. Betta Edu’s position as the National Women Leader.
Meanwhile, countless police personnel are currently occupying siege on the national secretariat of the APC, ahead of the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the National Working Committee (NWC) this afternoon.
Already the battle-ready police officers strategically positioned along the entrances of Blantyre Street, housing the headquarters of the party, hundreds of the protesters looked undeterred by their presence.
