The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by some people to disrupt its presidential campaign slated for Monday (tomorrow) in Kaduna State.

The PDP alleged that some “anti-democratic forces who are uncomfortable and unhappy with the success of the ongoing reconciliation efforts, stability, and popularity” of the party, have resolved to cause tension and disrupt the party’s presidential rally in Kaduna State.

The opposition party said this in a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba.

The statement read: “Our party’s position is predicated on information at our disposal of how these anti-party elements who are not happy with the campaign successes achieved by the National Chairman, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu and other party leaders, have concluded plots to orchestrate tension and create an impression of crisis within the PDP by recruiting thugs to protest and disrupt scheduled programmes of the PDP in Kaduna State, tomorrow, Monday, October 17, 2022.

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“The PDP has information of how these individuals, who were frustrated by the huge success of the PDP Presidential Campaign Flag-Off in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State capital last Monday, are bent on creating a situation to discredit the PDP Presidential Campaign Rally scheduled for tomorrow in Kaduna State.

“These anti-party interests plot to stage a protest tomorrow in Kaduna State with unfounded allegations, claims and selfish demands aimed to embarrass the National Chairman as well as discredit the integrity and decisions of top organs of the party including the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the Board of Trustees (BoT).

“For the avoidance of doubt, the PDP is undeterred and standing shoulder to shoulder with the good people of Kaduna State who are set for our presidential campaign rally, which will hold peacefully in Kaduna State on Monday, October 17, 2022.

“Our party will never be distracted from its mission to Rescue, Rebuild and Redirect our nation from the misrule of the All Progressives Congress (APC); the reason Nigerians are rallying with Atiku Abubakar and the PDP.”

The PDP, however, urged the members of the party “to be at alert, note and resist these unpatriotic elements whose heinous plots have the capacity to cause a breakdown of law and order, undermine our democratic processes and derail the smooth conduct of the 2023 general election.”

It also called on security agencies to forestall any attempt by anybody or group to disrupt the programmes of the party.

The Star