Tensions between supporters of Governor Sir Siminialayi Fubara and former Governor Nyesom Wike reached a boiling point on Friday as clashes broke out at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The confrontation resulted in gunfire around the facility located on the Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
According to reports from Vanguard, the violence ensued when Fubara’s supporters attempted to reclaim the PDP Secretariat following their court-ordered removal by security forces. Eyewitnesses claim that the arrival of Wike’s loyalists on the scene further escalated the situation, leading to an exchange of gunfire.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Conflicting accounts of the incident suggest that either security personnel stationed at the Secretariat or political thugs were responsible for the shots fired. Regardless of the source, the violence highlights the deepening divisions within the PDP in Rivers State.
The clash between Fubara and Wike supporters occurs amid ongoing power struggles within the PDP, which have intensified since Fubara’s rise to the governorship and Wike’s appointment as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
