Armed Policemen have barricaded the Cross River State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Secretariat in Calabar. THE PARADISE gathered.
This is coming in barely 2 days after Sen. Ben Ayade, Governor of the state defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress(APC).
Our Reporter further gathered that the Policemen have been mounting the Secretariat located along Murtala Mohammed Highway, since Friday night on the command of the Governor.
Social media has been agog this morning concerning the new development with many pointing fingers to the Governor over his plan of turning the building into an APC Secretariat.
“There is heavy security presence at PDP secretariat in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. This move is allegedly orchestrated by the Governor to use the PDP building as new APC secretariat”, Phylo Modlin Odu posted on Facebook.
“Report has it that Gov. Ben Ayade last night, sent security men to lock up Cross River State PDP Secretariat, that he wants to turn it to APC Secretariat”, Adoga Michael Oyi posted on Facebook.
Meanwhile, Abang Ogon, Special Assistant to the Governor on Student Affairs in a Facebook post said: “It is who pays the rent that will determine what he will use the building for”.
Nonetheless, photos obtained by our Reporter show that the building is undergoing renovation (painting) with heavy security personnel blocking access from the Kia Motor Stand to the Secretariat.
Ntufam Edim Inok, immediate past State Chairman and Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party was pictured around while discussing with a couple of others about the building which according to him, is supposed to serve a different purpose.
Recall that the landlord of the building had earlier lockup the Secretariat over no remittance of rent.
