SAN FRANCISCO, August 06, (THEWILL) –Â The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to immediately stop the invasion and attempt to forceful takeover the Edo state House of Assembly by security operatives illegally deployed from Abuja by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The party maintained that the invasion and illegal occupation of the state legislature by security agents allegedly deployed by sacked national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, is a direct coup against the democratic order of Edo state and a recipe for anarchy, chaos and bloodletting.
National Publicity secretary of PDP, Kola Olugbondiyan while briefing journalists in Abuja Thursday, urged the Inspector General to act with dispatch to curb the nefarious situation, which he said, has heightened tension in the state, and if not halted, may results in a bloody clash as the citizens are already charged to defend their symbol of democracy from a forceful takeover.
Ologbondiyan asked the Police hierarchy to note that the provocative and lawless act by the APC is part of its plans to overheat the polity and create a security situation with the view to unleash violence on the people, derail the democratic order in the state and blame it on security agencies.
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He condemned the notorious resort to self help by the APC and their agents to forcefully takeover power in Edo state through the back door saying the PDP has been informed that the plot is to use the illegal security operation to seize the processes of the House of Assembly and illegally inaugurate certain individuals whose seats have been lawfully declared vacant with plans to use them to pull down democratic structure in the state.
Kola Olugbondiyan therefore restate PDP’s call to President Muhammadu Buhari to rein in Adams Oshiomhole before he triggers a serious crisis in the country.
