A heavy security presence has taken over the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja amid rising tensions within the party’s leadership. Early Monday morning, June 30, 2025, security operatives comprising heavily armed police officers and personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) barricaded the party’s secretariat located at Wadata Plaza.
Eyewitnesses reported that all major access roads to the complex, including Dalaba Street, were cordoned off. Staff and journalists were denied entry, and those already inside were escorted out under tight surveillance. The move follows plans by rival PDP factions to hold parallel meetings, including an expanded National Executive Committee (NEC) and national caucus session scheduled for today.
Sources within the party allege that the security deployment is a strategic attempt to halt the planned NEC and Board of Trustees meetings, as part of the ongoing leadership crisis that has split the party’s hierarchy. While no official statement has yet been issued by the security agencies involved, PDP insiders have condemned the action, describing it as an assault on internal democracy and a violation of the party’s constitutional rights.
The situation remains tense, with party stakeholders calling for immediate de-escalation and a return to constitutional order. Political observers warn that this development could further destabilize Nigeria’s main opposition party as it struggles to maintain unity ahead of upcoming electoral cycles.