- Safiu Kehinde
Drama ensued at the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, after the party’s supporters believed to be loyalists of the state’s governor, Siminialayi Fubara, and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, clashed in fierce gun battle yesterday.
The shootings reportedly occured around the PDP Secretariat on Port Harcourt -Aba Expressway.
Some people were, however, of the believe that the gunshots were fired by security operatives, who have been keeping watch over the facility after the sacking of the Aaron Chukwuemeka’s executives of the party by the court, while others claimed that political thugs were behind the shooting.
According to report, the supporters of the governor of the state who have been chased out of the office by security men after the court victory attempted to re-take the office, Friday morning, when another group said be loyalists of the former governor stormed the area.
It was gathered that there was serious clash at the Secretariat, resulting in the several gunshots.