Few hours to its purported meeting scheduled to hold at Lelewal motels in Yola, the Adamawa State Capital today, the State Police Command has barred the Reformed Peoples Democratic Party (R- PDP) kingpins from holding meeting for lack of recognition.
The R-PDP had been moribund in the state since its alliance with All Progressives Congress(APC) in 2015, but resurfaced recently with plans to host stakeholders meetings.
But for lack of recognition and registration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the meeting slated for today by the party was halted by the police on grounds that the party is not recognised by law.
Speaking to newsmen on the action of the Police in his office today, the Police Public Relation Officer(PPRO), DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, explained that the Command had received a letter of notification for the meeting written by R-PDP of it intention to hold the meeting today.
DSP Nguroje said that for the Command to give them necessary support, it has to make some enquiries to that effect, saying that in its investigation, the Command found out that the party is not among political parties duly registered by the electoral body.
According to him, the Command replied to them formally that their party is not found anywhere registered by INEC, and further advised them not to do anything contrary to law.
He added that the Command decided to make a deployment in order to stop any attempt that will cause a breakdown of law and order in the state, pointing out that the Command is not doing anything to contravene the law, rather enforcing it for peace and stability.
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