Daily Trust reports that there was heavy presence of security agents outside and around the party secretariat with 10 security hilux vans belonging to the Nigerian Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), stationed in the area. The police had earlier locked the main gate of the secretariat to prevent restless youths from gaining entrance but later made way for excos of the Makarfi group led by the State Chairman, Damishi Sango who addressed their supporters and the press. Hon. Sango’s faction which include immediate past governor of the State Jonah David Jang and top PDP members in the State told the gathering that there was an attempt to invade the party secretariat in order to make way for security agents to seal it off. He explained that the attempt to usurp his power as chairman was orchestrated by mischief makers who he claimed were aided by “the powers that be in Plateau State.” “I don’t want to mention names but the powers in the State are afraid of the local government election which is why they have refused to release the time table. The mistake of 2015 will not happen again,” he said The Chairman of the factional party, Gyang Badung Pam conveyed their members to the Solomon Lar amusement park where he said they had written to all relevant security agents to inform them of their intention to hold a meeting at the secretariat last week but where surprised when the police only allowed Sango and his supporters into the premises. PRO of the faction, Emmanuel Macham told our correspondent that Ali Modu Sheriff had issued a letter introducing them to all relevant agencies and Parastatals in the State as the authentic faction of the party adding that the letter had also given them the right to use the PDP secretariat. Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Peter Ogunyanwo said he had given instructions that both parties were to find a new place to hold their meetings pending the outcome of the court judgement. Ogunyanwo however said he will clarify what actually happened and why one faction was allowed into the premises from the Area commander. ]]>