 has strongly condemned the Federal Capital Territory Authority’s (FCTA) decision to seal its National Secretariat in Abuja.){kind=link}
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the Federal Capital Territory Authority’s (FCTA) decision to seal its National Secretariat in Abuja.
Umar Iliya Damagum, the Acting National Chairman of the PDP, declared that the party will not take the sealing of its secretariat lightly.
The FCTA took the step to seal the party’s Secretariat over an alleged failure to pay ground rent for 28 years.
However, Damagum described the FCTA’s action as an “abuse of power” and a direct attack on Nigeria’s democracy.
Speaking to journalists after the party’s emergency caucus meeting on Monday evening at the Bauchi Governors’ Lodge in Abuja, Damagum said, “They should come and arrest all of us. We will not take this lightly. This is a clear attempt to undermine democracy, and we will hold them accountable.”
The acting chairman insisted that the sealing of the secretariat was meant to destabilise the party.
“If they are encouraging such actions, we do not take it lightly. They are attempting to undermine democracy, and this is completely unacceptable.
“This is a clear example of the irresponsibility exhibited by this government. We condemn this act in the strongest terms. It is a reckless display of irresponsibility, and we will not tolerate it,” Damagum said.