Only party staff who reported for work on Thursday were granted assess to their offices while party members who came to the Secretariat were also turned back.
The security men also permitted journalists assigned to cover the activities of the party assess to the Secretariat after proper identification.
Fifteen Hilux trucks with armed police men have been station within and around the party Secretariat. Two trucks each were placed at the four main entrances to Blantyre Street where the party office is situated while seven other Hilux trucks.
A Rapid Response Squard (RRS) Peougeot car and a hot water sprinkler truck were also strategically parked along the deserted street that lead to the Secretariat.
It was gathered that the presence of the security men was to maintain peace and forstall attempt by any group to break law and order at the party Secretariat.
