In the afternoon today 20th feb.,the Nigerian police force barricaded the International Conference Center ICC Abuja where the Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker committee of PDP were expected to gather to deliberate on last Friday’s ruling a high court in Port Harcourt, affirming Ali Modu Sheriff as the authentic National Chairman of the party. The caretaker committee, Dayo Adeyeye, in a statement released this afternoon, accused APC of conniving with Ali Modu Sheriff to disrupt their meeting. Read the statement below…

“Senator Ali Modu Sheriff in collaboration with the All Progressive Congress (APC) led Federal Government has barricaded the International Conference Center, ICC, venue of the scheduled Stakeholders Meeting of the entire organs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is a very sad development in our democratic history where there is no longer free association and movement of citizens of this Country. Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and his APC collaborators cannot stop the will of the people. Nigerians can now confirm that Senator Ali Modu Sheriff is a mole in PDP to destroy the only strong opposition in the Country. All invited members of the Party for the scheduled Stakeholders Meeting are heredirected to proceed to the Ekiti State Government Lodge on T. Y. Danjuma Street, Asokoro, Abuja same time, 2:00Pm”.