Delta PDP Alleges Plot By APC To Arrest, Arraign Its Leaders For Alleged Illegal Arms Possession

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State has alleged grand plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to arrest and arraign some of its leaders in Delta State for alleged trumped up charges of illegal arms possession.

BIGPEN NIGERIA reports that this is coming on the backdrop of alleged claims that a younger brother of Delta State House of Assembly member, Uviejitobor was allegedly arrested while trying to snatched electoral materials at the CBN Asaba for the botched presidential and national assembly elections.

But following the alleged plot, the PDP is calling on its party faithful to be at alert and vigilant at all times because according to them, the lid has been blown open and has exposed the clandestine moves by the APC to attack its leaders and members.

State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza, who made the allegations in a statement on Monday, said that the APC was planning to carry out the “evil scheme” to cause confusion and commotion among the PDP members ahead the polls.

“Their design is to plant an eerie ambience around our leaders, weaken their determination to work to ensure the victory of the PDP by causing them to lose focus of their campaign work and reduce their full throttle to deliver victory for PDP.

“We see this as a bizarre and dangerous dimension in the already visible desperation of the APC against their imminent rejection at the elections on account of the iron cast resolve of Deltans and Nigerians to thwart the second term bid of President Muhammadu Buhari and consign the APC and its candidates to the scrap heap of rejected elective office seekers.

According to the PDP, among the APC scheme just unearthed, is the game plan to set up PDP leaders in the State and get them arrested and arraigned falsely on charges of illegal arms possession.

The strategy, according to the PDP is to surreptitiously invade the homes of known PDP leaders and plant arms and ammunitions in them and in their vehicles, and thereafter instigate their arrests for unlawful possession of arms and ammunitions.

“The vicious plot is aimed at distracting the PDP leaders and members from the work of the elections by putting on them the wicked and diabolical burden of being seen as arms bearers.

“It is a villainous scheme to give the PDP leaders and notable members a bad name so as to “hang” them, all in a clear bid to destabilize and cow them to submission.

“We condemn in totality, this mindless scheme by the APC and its leadership. It a clear message that because they have seen their imminent defeat, they have resorted to ignoble and odd designs to create an atmosphere of fear in the polity, especially among its arch political opponent, the PDP with a scheme that will make the election field insecure for human life, and the contest less competitive.

“We call on President Buhari to call his party leaders in Delta State to order, and we call on the Inspector General of Police and his lieutenants in Delta State to step in now and give assurance of the protection of lives, and create the atmosphere of a level playing field for all the political parties and their candidates”.