The Movement for Credible Elections (MCE) has condemned in the strongest terms the reckless deployment of the Nigeria Police Force as political weapons in the alleged orchestrated chaos that unfolded at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Tuesday.
The MCE described as disturbing, the scenes of police officers openly taking sides in a political dispute between the newly elected PDP National Chairman, Mr. Tanimu Turaki, SAN, and the faction led by the sacked Acting National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed—who is widely known to be aligned with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.
The group, in a statement to The Daily Crucible by Olawale Okunniyi (Veteran Che), Head of Secretariat, For: Movement for Credible Elections (MCE), stated that the incident represents a dangerous descent into institutional abuse.
MCE warned that the brazen politicisation of the police and law enforcement agents poses a grave threat to the democratic future of Nigeria and undermines public confidence ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The statement reads in part, “It is unheard of, and indeed unacceptable, that the Nigeria Police will queue behind political actors to physically confront one another at a party secretariat. This appalling misconduct mirrors the disorderly behaviour recently seen in the viral video of the FCT Minister’s altercation with a military officer, where police personnel were seen charging at soldiers guarding a disputed property in Abuja. These incidents collectively portray a pattern of executive lawlessness that threatens Nigeria’s already stressed fragile democracy.
“MCE warns that the brazen politicisation of the police and law enforcement agents poses a grave threat to the democratic future of Nigeria and undermines public confidence ahead of the 2027 general elections. No democracy can survive when security institutions become extensions of powerful political interests rather than guardians of law and order.
“We therefore call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to immediately call his Minister, Nyesom Wike, to order and restore professionalism and neutrality within the security agencies. Nigeria cannot afford a descent into executive impunity and disorder driven by personal political battles.
“The present misguided power tussle within the ruling class has clearly put Democracy in Nigeria under attack and serious threat of destabilization and chaos. To this end, we urge all Nigerians to rise and join the MCE in protecting our Democracy and Institutions like the police. Order must be restored and we must all say no to executive lawlessness and rascality of the Nigerian ruling class.”
Meanwhile, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who also chairs the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, has said that the forum woud no longer tolerate certain individuals whose conduct bordered on tearing down the party. 
Mohammed in a post shared on his official social media page on Tuesday, denounced the blockade encountered at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, alongside Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, the newly elected party chairman, and other leaders at the party.
He stated, “As Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, let me be unequivocal: enough is enough. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) does not belong to any single person; it belongs to the Nigerian people.
“Concerning the disturbing police blockade of our national secretariat, I reiterate that the PDP Governors’ Forum will not sit back and allow the party to be dismantled by those who neither understand its foundational values nor respect its future.”
He noted that they remain fully committed to working with the newly constituted National Working Committee (NWC) to protect the national secretariat, uphold internal democracy, and defend the party’s integrity.
“We will achieve this with unity, strategic coordination, and unwavering respect for the rule of law,” he said.
“Let me emphasise: the PDP will not be intimidated, coerced, or muted. We have survived more challenging moments and emerged stronger. This episode will not be different. We will come out of it more united and more resolved.”
Mohammed warned the presidency against empowering individuals lacking both character and commitment to democratic norms, saying it would be dangerous to the nation’s democracy.
According to him, it is risky to empower individuals who exploit state power to prosecute internal political battles.
“Such behaviour does not serve the nation, and it certainly does not serve the PDP. Instead, it weakens the institutions that hold our democracy together,” he warned.
