PDP decries police invasion of party house in Osun

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday, cried out over invasion of its campaign office in Osogbo, Osun state capital, by policemen.


The chairman of the party in the state, Hon. Soji Adagunodo, expressed surprise at what he described as “strange action of the police”, who he said were not invited by the party.


Adagunodo who said he received a call from the police, hinting him of intention to protect the party for the planned protest, stated that the party had never planned to protest. 


The PDP Chairman said the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have the fear that PDP may want to stage a counter-protest, saying “condemnations of their recent protests by Nigerians is enough for us. We don’t need any counter-protest.
“We saw contingent of police at our secretariat this morning.

We are not disturbed, we are not afraid. Their presence does not affect us as a political party.


“We received a call from the Deputy Commissioner of Police that we are protesting. I told the police that we are not protesting. We are only jubilating.


“We are law abiding party and we will continue to jubilate till the time of judgment at the supreme court.


He commended the police for what he described as professional conduct during their stay at the secretariat, saying they were doing their job. 


The Commissioner of Police, Mrs Abiodun Ige, who spoke through the Police Public Relations Officers, PPRO, Mrs Folasade Odoro, said that the police were deployed to the place for preventive measure.


She explained that the police got a tip off that some suspected thugs were planning an attack on the PDP Secretariat, hence the deployment of security.


She said the police were deployed as preventive measure to forestall break down of law.

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