Politics
Chaos as thugs attack NDC congress venue in Enugu
Political thugs on Monday stormed and disrupted the congress of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Enugu.
According to Very Nigerian, the incident occurred at Aborigene Hall, Enugu, where members of the party had gathered for the exercise before the attackers descended on the venue.
The disruption comes less than 24 hours after former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, defected to the NDC in Abuja.
Recall that the duo were formally received into the party by NDC national leader, Seriake Dickson, alongside other top executives and supporters at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Sunday evening.
At the Enugu convention, Very Nigerian gathered that problem started after a motion was called for the dissolution of the protem State Working Committee.
Following the motion, suspected political thugs emerged and ordered everyone out of the venue.
“They started by bringing down some of the banners and then ordered everyone out of the place.
“They joined the NDC just yesterday, Sunday, after Mr Peter Obi defected to the party, now they want to hijack the entire structure,” an angry party member said.
Meanwhile, Very Nigerian learnt that the congress later went on, with the Enugu chapter of the party announcing a former aide to ex-governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Dr. Johnpaul Anih, as new State Chairman.
Anih, who previously served as Special Assistant on Youth Affairs to Ugwuanyi, emerged victorious at the NDC state congress held on Monday in Enugu.
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