Gunshots amid protests rocked the All Progressives Congress secretariat along Woji Road, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State,
Hundreds of the APC members loyal to a former federal lawmaker, Senator Magnus Abe, stormed the premises, alleging hijack of state assembly aspirants screening and ward/state delegate selection.
Speaking with newsmen The aggrieved party members said they arrived at the secretariat around 6:00 am only to meet the gate under lock and key
The protesters, who are members of the APC from the 23 local government areas of the state carried placards with various inscriptions calling for the party national secretariat intervention in order to avert what happened to the state party during the 2019 General election
As at the time of filling this report, party excos loyal to former Minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi were yet to react to the situation as security agents have taken over the party secretariat and dispersed everyone with Gun shot fired in the air.
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