By Dayo Omoogun
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday called on the Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed,
to intervene and halt the attempt by security operatives “illegally deployed from Abuja by the All Progressives Congress” to hijack the Edo State House of Assembly.
In a statement titled, ‘Stop invasion of Edo Assembly now’ Ologbondiyan said, “The party posits 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.
“We urge the Inspector-General to act with dispatch to curb this nefarious situation, which has heightened tension in the state, and if not halted, may result in a bloody clash as the citizens are already charged to defend their symbol of democracy from a forceful takeover.
“The police hierarchy is urged to note that this 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.
The party once again called on the President Muhammadu Buhari, to call Adams Oshiomhole to order before he triggered a serious crisis in the state.
Meanwhile, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and PDP 2019 Presidential candidate, has described the situation in Edo State as a threat to Nigeria’s constitutional order and the rule of law. He appealed to “belligerent forces to rein in their proxies.”
“As I have previously said, without the rule of law, there will be no rule at all. The current goings-on portend grave danger, not only to law and order in that state, but to the coming Edo elections” he tweeted further.