*Youths Protest, Lit Bonfires*
It was a theatre of confusion and drama at the Imo State headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Owerri as security operatives averted a likely breakdown of law and order.
The bone of contention was the list of party delegates for the forthcoming National Convention scheduled to hold in the first week of October.
According to an eye witness who spoke on condition on anonymity, he said some angry youths invaded the party secretariat located at Okigwe Road chanting war songs and lit bonfire with old motor tyres at the entrance of the Secretariat.
The eye witness said the angry youths came on behalf of a top party chieftain who felt aggrieved and short changed by another contender on the outcome of the 3 man Delegates election in the party held at the weekend.
A party source said the election in the area of contention was earlier cancelled and rescheduled to hold on September 12, 2018 to enable party chieftains sort out “grey areas and contentious issues that arose”
Some of the party members who volunteered information on what led to the tense situation told our reporter that some members of ALGON (some PDP members who were Council Chairmen and Councillors) had sought and obtained a court order restraining the party from excluding them as statutory delegates to the National Convention.
There has been tension in Imo PDP since the delegates election were held last week.
Two camps loyal to a former Deputy Speaker, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, two front line governorship aspirants had been involved in accusations and counter accusations on the outcome of the delegates congress.
The two camps had claimed that their loyalists emerged as delegates in the exercise
When contacted the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Damian Opara declined comments on the development.
