WADATA Plaza, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national secretariat became a full-blown battleground last Tuesday as rival factions fought violently over who should control the partys national secretariat.
Police officers from the FCT command fired tear gas again and again, and it didnt spare anyone governors, party leaders, supporters, even journalists. In minutes, the once-proud headquarters of the PDP turned into both the physical and symbolic centre of a desperate fight for the soul of Nigerias biggest opposition party.