Leaders of the New Peoples Democratic Party (NPDP) claimed last night that the police attempted to stop their meeting in Abuja.
The New PDP leaders were meeting with the G-7 governors, senators and members of the House of Representatives belonging to the group.
But the police denied storming the meeting.
A senior officer said: “We went there to
ensure everything was in order as part of our routine surveillance of Asokoro. We do that everyday. We did not storm any place. There’s no way we would arrest governors.”
The policemen came in three cars to the Kano State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro District, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
But the policemen from Asokoro Division failed to stop the meeting. The venue was shut.
The meeting, which started at about 5.30pm, ended at 9.30pm.
The Divisional Police Officer, CSP Nnanna Ama, led the policemen.
Wearing a T-Shirt with Igbo Day inscription, the police chief left when he and his men could not enter the Lodge.
The policemen returned at about 8.30pm, but they could still not enter the venue.
Those at the session were Governors Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers); Babangida Aliyu (Niger); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa).
Also at the meeting were ex-governors Bukola Saraki, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Abdullahi Adamu, Timpre Sylvia, and Segun Oni.
House of Representatives member Zakari Mohammed, a former National Youth Leader of PDP, Dr. Bibi Farouk and many others were there.
GovernorsAliyu Wammako of Sokoto and Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State were not at the meeting because of “urgent state matters”. They sent their apologies.
Others were Kawu Baraje, Deputy Chairman Sam Sam Jaja; National Secretary Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Vice-Chairman, Northwest, Ibrahim Kazuare.
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