PDP alleges plot to cordon Saraki’s residence in Ilorin, massive deployment of Soldiers, DSS, Police in Kwara
By Adebayo olodan
Barely 48 hours to the 2019 Presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari is plotting to cordon off the Ilorin resident of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki.
The PDP in a statement yesterday on its twitter handle @official PDP Nigeria added that the APC-led Federal Government had also concluded plans to ensure massive deployment of soldiers, DSS and police to Kwara State in order to intimidate and harass voters and subsequently swing election results in favour of Buhari and other APC National Assembly candidates.
The party in separate tweets said, “Attention of the PDP has been drawn to heavy deployment of top security chiefs to Kwara, the home state of the Senate President and the Director General, PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Bukola Saraki, ahead of the general elections.
“This is part of the plot by the APC-led Federal Government to intimidate, harass and create fear in the minds of voters and rig elections in the state.”
The PDD added that as part of the plot, the DSS has deployed its Director of Operations, Etteng Bassey, as well as the State Directors in charge of Ogun and Anambra states to Kwara State ahead of Saturday’s elections while the Director in charge of Kwara State has been moved to Benue.
It added that; “This is in addition to the deployment of hundreds of other DSS operatives from Abuja to Kwara State. We also have it on good authority that soldiers will from tomorrow (Thursday) cordon off all entry points to the personal house of the Senate President in Ilorin and that of his late father at Iloffa Road.”
The statement further alleged that the police have made heavy deployment of officers and men from its headquarters in Abuja to Ilorin, Kwara State capital, where they have been instructed to arrest key political players loyal to Saraki.
The party however expressed confidence that its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will emerge victorious at the end of the election on Saturday.
“These vicious plots by the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari Presidency will come to naught, as Nigerians are ready to confront all aggressions and vote them out at the general elections,” it submitted.
