PDP to sue Shettima over demolition of secretariat

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday ‎said it directed the Borno State chapter of the party to sue Governor Kashim Shettima for allegedly ordering the demolition of its secretariat in the state.

The party said it would use ‎all available legal and democratic means to ensure that the governor re-built the party’s secretariat. 

Briefing newsmen at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja, the party’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said the APC-led government at all levels was suffering from pre-election fever because of their "inability" to deliver good governance to Nigerians.

The opposition party which said the APC was "fighting a lost battle" also claimed that the ruling party was stuck with a non-performing presidential candidate, apparently referring to President Muhammadu Buhari. 

‎"While we have directed our Borno state chapter to immediately seek redress in the court of law, we shall explore all processes within a democracy to ensure that Governor Shetima rebuilds the house, and that his government is made to face the spirit and letters of the law.

"The PDP wants peace but not at the expense of direct violation of the nation’s democratic tenets and principles, which we successfully nourished and nurtured in our 16 years in office.

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"The world must hold the APC responsible should there be any political violence in any part of the country at this critical time. It is already in the public domain that the APC government in Borno State, for fear of the increasing popularity of the PDP, had mounted ‎pressure on the owner of the building to eject our party.

"But frustrated by the refusal of the landlord, the governor issued a revocation of the certificate of Occupancy on the property and immediately instructed the agents of his government to demolish a house belonging to a citizen without any authorization of a court of competent jurisdiction.

"We invite all lovers of democracy in Nigeria and across the world to note and collectively condemn this height of callousness from a government that vainly prides itself as the product of a progressive party.