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The Digest:

The National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja has been barricaded by police, sealing off the crisis-hit Wadata Plaza a day after violent clashes between rival factions. The move underscores the deepening institutional turmoil within Nigeria’s main opposition party, revealing how political storms can turn party headquarters into sites of public disorder and state intervention.

Key Points:
  • Police sealed the PDP National Secretariat with barbed wire on Wednesday.
  • The action follows Tuesday’s violent clash between two party factions.
  • The Turaki-led faction and supporters of FCT Minister Wike were involved.
  • Governors Seyi Makinde and Bala Mohammed were teargassed in the confrontation.
  • No factional leaders were present during the police sealing.
  • Supporters of one faction protested the police barricade.
  • The secretariat remains inaccessible under police watch.
This dramatic lockdown reflects not just a party at war with itself, but the broader challenge of managing internal democracy when power struggles spill into public unrest.

Sources: Daily Post Nigeria, Vanguard, Premium Times