There was chaos at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Tuesday as operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) deployed teargas to break up altercations involving supporters of disparate groups.
The Nyesom Wike-backed faction, and the new national working committee (NWC) of the party led by Kabiru Turaki, had each scheduled meetings for the Wadata Plaza PDP headquarters on the same day.
Samuel Anyanwu, national secretary of the Wike bloc, arrived at the Wadata Plaza premises with members of his faction ahead of their planned board of trustees (BoT) and national executive committee (NEC) meetings.
Police had a hard time keeping the peace, with operatives at one time ordering all party members out of the premises.
Teargas canisters were thereafter deployed to disperse politicians and journalists alike as supporters of both factions clashed and brawled.
Some of the supporters outside the facility were seen wielding cudgels and sundry objects.
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