Security operatives were overwhelmed while trying
to control a mammoth that thronged the Rwang
Pam Township Stadium Jos, venue of President
Muhammadu Buhari re-election campaign flag
off.
Buhari, who was smuggled out of the Stadium
because of the uncontrollable crowd, left the
vicinity hurriedly.
The crowd disconnected the public address
system carted away with the cables, over crowded
the podium, they also vandalized vehicles and
some parts of the stadium.
The President and other dignitaries could not gain
access to the podium because of the mammoth
crowd.
They could not use the public address system, so
none of the dignitaries spoke including the
president, who could only wave the crowd, before
he was smuggled out through the VIP section of
the stadium.
At the gate of the stadium, party faithful kept
pushing to enter defiling the orderly queue.
DSP Teena Tyopev, spokesperson had before the
event said that 2, 050 police personnel have been
deployed to ensure a hitch-free even.
As many as the security personnel were, which
included military, NSCDC, vigilantes among
others, they still had rough time containing the
crowd.
It would be recalled that, the Chairman of
Commitee and Deputy Governor of the State, Prof.
Sonni Tyoden, had during a press briefing on
Wednesday envisaged the turnout, and assured
that adequate security arrangement was in place.
Tyoden said, “As usual, we are expecting a large
gathering of party faithful from all the 17 local
government areas of the state. Conscious of the
expectation of his coming, all other arrangements
including security before and after the grand rally
is in top gearâ€.
Meantime, the main opposition PDP had earlier
before the arrival of President Buhari, said citizens
of the state have every reason to panic over the
president’s visit, saying anytime he visits the
state “our peace in the state won’t be threatened
by his knife wielding, club carrying supportersâ€.
The PDP equally said the citizenry have every
right to “panic and shiverâ€, because they have
lost confidence in the leadership style of Governor
Simon Lalong and President Muhammadu Buhari.
The party through its State Publicity Secretary,
John Akans, said the people of the state have to
panic because their experiment with the APC led
administration has prove to be the worst mistake
they ever made in recent times.
Akans said, “As Plateau people prepare for the
APC Presidential flag bearer’s visit to the state on
Saturday (today), January 19, 2019, Plateau
should panic, shiver because they have lost
confidence in Governor Lalong and President
Buhari’s leadership.â€
Source:
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