A newly elected factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, on Tuesday called on the international community to intervene in what he described as a serious threat to democracy in Nigeria.
Speaking with journalists at the PDP National Secretariat, Turaki accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of leading thugs to seize control of the party headquarters.
He also alleged that police officers shot at their members and barred them from accessing the premises.
Turaki condemned the escalating crisis within the party, noting that members of his faction had earlier resolved to “lay down their lives” in defence of the PDP and the nation’s democracy.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who aligned with Turaki’s position, said the struggle had gone beyond party politics and had become a fight to rescue the country’s democratic institutions.
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