Nigerians may witness the mother-of-all-protests in Abuja on Monday as the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has alerted its members nationwide and lovers of democracy to take to the streets of the Federal Capital Territory, to protest against the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Imo State gubernatorial election tussle.
The apex court had on Tuesday, last week, sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP as the state governor and affirmed the All Progressive Congress candidate, Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the March 9, 2019 election.
But the opposition party is poised for war as the National Organising Secretary, Col Austin Akobundu (retd.), in a statement made available to journalists, conveyed the approval of the party’s National Executive Committee as directed by the National Chairman, Uche Secondus, for the protest to hold in Abuja.
According to Akobundu, the planned protest will avail the party the opportunity to register its displeasure against the apex court’s judgment and the current state of affairs in Nigeria.
He said the protest would take off from the party’s complex, popularly called Legacy House at Maitama, Abuja by 9am.
Akobundu said: “In line with the approval of the National Executive Committee of our great party, the National Chairman has directed that a peaceful, civil and non-violent protest be organised in the FCT to register the displeasure of the party against the current state of affairs in the country, especially the miscarriage of justice of the Supreme Court against the lawfully elected governor of Imo State.
“This is a clarion call to all lovers of democracy as we join hands to save our dear nation.
“God bless the People’s Democratic Party. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
