By CHARLES IWUOHA

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday evening protested the alleged clampdown on its governors by security agents in Benin City, Edo State capital, ahead of today’s governorship election.

Addressing a press conference, PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, alerted the nation and the international community of the security siege on PDP governors at their lodging places in Benin City.

The party expressed shock that “security agents were detailed to surround the lodging of our governors to harass and intimidate them, whereas APC governors, including the governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, his Imo state counterpart, Hope Uzodinma, as well as the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, are left free in the comfort of the residence of the sacked national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole in GRA, Benin City.”

Continuing, Secondus said: “Our party considers this siege as provocative and completely unacceptable as there cannot be two sets of laws for the citizens of our nation. In as much as the APC governors are given the liberty to stay in Benin City, our governors must not be harassed or stampeded to leave the state.

“At any rate, we are confident that our governors will not allow themselves to be stampeded.

“The PDP calls on all stakeholders in the Edo state governorship election, particularly the security agencies, to work towards a peaceful, credible, transparent, free and fair election on day.”