Breaking: Police barricades APC National Secretariat

*To shut out NWC members, allow staff, journalists

*Dissolution of NWC imminent

TRACKING___The leadership crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a new dimension Tuesday morning as policemen believed to be acting on the order of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu barricaded the entrance to the party’s national secretariat, Abuja.

Though a detachment of police have been keeping watch at the party secretariat few days back, a team of policemen arrived at 10.50am and packed a vehicle at the entrance to prevent anybody vehicles gaining access into the premises while the party security men were ordered to lock the gate.

A party source told the Daily Times that the policemen acting in higher authority were instructed not to allow party officials including the Hillard Eta – led NWC members from enter the premises.

The source added that a factional acting national chairman, Victor Giadom was at the Force Headquarters early Tuesday morning to seek the intervention of the Inspector General to enforce his court ordered position as acting national chairman.

As at 11.10 am, a detachment of security operatives in the garb of ‘Special Force’ on motorbike were seen strategically stationed around the entrance to the party secretariat.

As at the time of filling this report, no member of the NWC are present at the party secretariat, neither was Victor Giadom.

The source further informed the Daily Times that the current NWC might be dissolved aftermath of the meeting Monday between President Muhamnadu Buhari and APC governors.

This step, it was further learnt, might be a preliminary step in resolving the crisis and pave way for convocation of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.