The Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State has accused Governor Francis Nwifuru of plotting to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy of its state secretariat in Abakaliki as part of alleged efforts to weaken opposition politics ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The opposition party made the allegation on Monday in a statement jointly signed by the state Chairman, Chukwuma Igwe; State Secretary, Henry Ngonu; and State Publicity Secretary, Prince Darlington Onwe.
The party further alleged that security agencies were used by the state government last week to chase its members out of the secretariat when they attempted to clean up the premises ahead of the party primaries.
According to the statement, the PDP was drawing the attention of security agencies, the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Independent National Electoral Commission, the diplomatic community and the general public to what it described as “machinations to stifle democracy in Ebonyi State and, by extension, Nigeria.”
The party alleged that the state government had, in recent years, deployed public resources to suppress dissenting voices, particularly opposition political parties and the PDP.
The PDP called on President Bola Tinubu, the Inspector-General of Police, the National Security Adviser, INEC and other stakeholders to intervene in order to safeguard democratic values.
The party noted that Nwifuru rose politically on the platform of the PDP, having served as a member and later Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly under the party.
“It is unfortunate that Governor Nwifuru seems to want to become the proverbial river that forgot its source,” the statement added.
The PDP, however, vowed not to be intimidated, insisting that it would deploy all constitutional and legal means to protect the rights of the party, its members and the people of Ebonyi State.
