Officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force have sealed all the roads leading to the Sharks Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The stadium is to be used for Wednesday’s National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party.
As early as 5am, several policemen had been deployed in the City, alongside Armoured Personnel Carriers..
The policemen equally sealed part of the Rivers State Government House, The Eagle Online is reporting.
Affected in the main are the Old Presidential Lodge and the Deputy Governor’s Lodge.
They have been blocked with APCs.
Some of the stalwarts of the PDP who have arrived ahead of the National Convention are lodged in the Old Presidential Lodge and the Deputy Governor’s Lodge.
Though there has been no official reaction to the development from the Police, those who spoke off record among the policemen said they were told to enforce the order of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja that the National Convention must not hold.
Justice Abang, in a ruling on Tuesday in a case brought by a disputed National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to enforce the order and the Independent National Electoral Commission not to monitor the exercise.
However, as at press time on Tuesday night, INEC said it was yet to be served with the order.
The Commission’s position was made known by its spokesman, Nick Dazang.
More so, INEC apart from having not received the order of the Abuja court is also at a crossroad as another Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State had given its nod for the National Convention to hold.
Both the Abuja and Port Harcourt courts are of the same standing.
One of the PDP chieftains, who spoke with on Wednesday morning, said he was baffled that the police could choose which court order to obey when the two courts that ruled have concurrent powers.
– New Telegraph
