Police averted a major crisis on Monday as protests rocked the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja.
Some political thugs loyal to the Kogi State Governor, Yahya Bello, stormed the place in the early morning and harassed journalists at the scene.
His attempt to snatch the mobile phone of a journalist who he suspected was taking pictures met stiff resistance from other journalists. After the agitators were dispersed, some governorship aspirants under the aegis of Kogi State APC Governorship Aspirants Forum staged a protest at the secretariat. The spokesperson for the forum, Mohammed Ali, expressed concerns that the decision to protest against the decision was taken at a meeting held on Sunday and attended by 20 governorship aspirants.
“The decision to adopt an indirect primary by the National Working Committee is fraught with severe implications. First, contrary to the information given to the National Working Committee, there is a suit pending in Abuja court seeking to determine the authentic executive of the party in the state .
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