PDP alleges clampdown on members in Kaduna

THE People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked against what it described as the on-going clampdown, unlawful arrest and detention of its officials and members in various parts of the country.

Accusing the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of instigating the clampdown, the PDP viewed the development as highly provocative and a direct invitation to anarchy and a political crisis capable of derailing the democratic order.

At a media briefing in Abuja yesterday, the PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, expressed concern over the arrest of the Director of Media Committee of the Kaduna State PDP Governorship Campaign Organisation, Mr. Ben Bako.

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Bako has been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) since weekend.

Ologbondiyan said: “We are aware that Mr. Ben Bako’s arrest is prelude to the planned clampdown on our campaign officials by the Buhari Presidency and the APC, whose aim is to instill fear in the polity, incite crisis and derail the electoral process, having realised that they have lost in this election ahead of the polls.

The PDP spokesman said reports reaching the party indicated that some prominent party chieftains in Kaduna State have been marked for arrest and detention.