On Saturday,The secretariat of the Delta State chapter of the All Progressive Congress APC was sealed-off by heavily Armed security operatives,at Asaba the state capital, following the raging feud between factional leadership of the party in the state.
Men of the state police command mobilized to the secretariat with patrol vehicles, barricading its main gate that was under lock and key.
The development which came barely six days after the secretariat was shut by security operatives, credible sources said, was occasioned by conflicting letters by the two factional leadership of the party to inform state police command of their intention to use the secretariat for a meeting slated for Saturday at 10.00am.
The source said the decision of the police to seal off the secretariat stemmed from the desire of the command to avert bloodshed between loyalists of the leadership of the two factions who had been spoiling for a showdown.
Acting Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, while confirming the development, said the measure was taken to ensure the safety of all persons in the state.
He disclosed that one of the letters for a meeting was signed by Secretary of the party, Comrade Chidi Okonji, while the other was signed by the secretary of the caretaker committee set up by the Senator Spanner Okpozo-led Elders and Leaders council of the party Mr Dennis Nwanokhai.
Reiterating that it was the duty of the police to protect lives and property, Aniamaka maintained that the deployment of security operatives to secretariat was to avoid clash between the two factions of the party.
Effort made to reach the two warring factions for comment on the development proved abortive at press time.
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