Supporters of the People?s Democratic Party, PDP, believed to be loyalists of the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, yesterday clashed at the Secretariat of the party in Port Harcourt.

The development resulted in shootings around the PDP Secretariat on Port Harcourt -Aba Expressway, Friday. While some people believed that the gunshots were fired by security operatives, who have been keeping watch over the facility after the sacking of the Aaron Chukwuemeka?s executives of the party by the court, others said political thugs were behind the shooting.

It was gathered that supporters of the governor of the state who have been chased out of the office by security men after the court victory attempted to re-take the office, Friday morning, when another group said be loyalists of the former governor stormed the area. It was gathered that there was serious clash at the Secretariat, resulting in the several gunshots. (Saturday Vanguard)