BY TEDDY NWANUNOBI
A meeting to discuss the political coalition against the All Progressives Congress (APC) was disrupted by some of the delegates from Jigawa State.
The meeting, which was held at the Abuja Continental Hotel on Sunday, had former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, Peter Obi, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, among other opposition politicians in attendance.
In the video of the altercation circulating on social media, the delegates could be seen in heated debates as the hall became rowdy.
A horde of delegates gathered around the podium as they shouted in disagreement at one another.
It was reported that the proceeding was disrupted after Lawal named a delegate to speak for Jigawa state.
This prompted other delegates from Jigawa to storm the stage and intercept the individual from speaking.
They insisted that the individual would represent them.
It took the intervention of police officers and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) present to restore normalcy at the meeting.
The security details also hurriedly protected the key figures at the meeting.
When the situation was calm, the son of Sule Lamido – the former Jigawa governor, Mustapha Lamido, and another delegate were chosen to speak on behalf of the state.