{"id":164357,"date":"2025-05-26T22:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T21:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/we-wont-take-it-lightly-pdp-reacts-to-fcta-sealing-its-national-secretariat"},"modified":"2025-05-26T23:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T22:47:50","slug":"we-wont-take-it-lightly-pdp-reacts-to-fcta-sealing-its-national-secretariat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/we-wont-take-it-lightly-pdp-reacts-to-fcta-sealing-its-national-secretariat","title":{"rendered":"We won\u2019t take it lightly \u2013 PDP reacts to FCTA sealing its national secretariat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the sealing of its National Secretariat in Abuja by the Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA.<\/p>\n<p>Acting National Chairman of PDP, Umar Iliya Damagum, said the party won\u2019t take the sealing of its secretariat lightly.<\/p>\n<p>FCTA had sealed the party\u2019s Secretariat over its failure to pay ground rent for 28 years.<\/p>\n<p>However, Damagum said the action of FCTA was an \u201cabuse of power\u201d and a direct assault on Nigeria\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n<p>While addressing journalists after the party\u2019s emergency caucus meeting, on Monday evening at the Bauchi Governors\u2019 Lodge in Abuja, Damagum said, \u201cThey should come and arrest all of us. We will not take this lightly. This is a clear attempt to undermine democracy, and we will hold them accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The acting chairman said the secretariat was sealed to destabilise the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they are encouraging such actions, we do not take it lightly. They are attempting to undermine democracy, and this is completely unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a clear example of the irresponsibility exhibited by this government. We condemn this act in the strongest terms. It is a reckless display of irresponsibility, and we will not tolerate it,\u201d Damagum said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the sealing of its National Secretariat in Abuja by the Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA. Acting National Chairman of PDP, Umar Iliya Damagum, said the party won\u2019t take the sealing of its secretariat lightly. 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