PDP, APC trade blames over Edo Assembly siege

The takeover of the Edo state house of assembly complex by security operatives has sparked an exchange of blame between the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

While the PDP blamed the opposition party in the state for the incident, the APC denied the allegation that it brought police personnel from Abuja to block the Assembly complex.

In a statement on Thursday, chairman of the APC media campaign council in Edo, John Mayaki, explained that as a political party, the APC does not control the police.

Mayaki alleged that the governor was responsible for a number of sieges on the Assembly complex, adding that he was in the best position to explain who sponsored the blockade of the assembly.

Earlier, security operatives from the Nigeria police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) laid a siege on the assembly following a reported threat of an attack on the facility.

Responding to the allegations that the former national chairman of the APC sponsored the blockade, Mayaki distanced Adams Oshiomhole and his party from the incident.