The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ordered state executives, leaders and stakeholders to embark on a peaceful protest to police commands in all states.
The directive was giving in respect to the harassment of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State by security operatives ahead of the Ekiti State governorship election.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the PDP National Organising Secretary, Colonel Austin Akobundu (retd), the party asked all state chapters to deliver a protest letter to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris through their respective Commissioners of Police.
He said: “The National Working Committee (NWC) has directed that all state chairmen mobilize former NWC Members, Board of Trustees, BoT Members, former Governors, all State Exco Members, Exco members of the party at all levels and stakeholders with our teaming supporters, to embark on peaceful procession to the State Police Command in their respective States to protest the police brutality that happened today (yesterday) in Ekiti State.
“The protest march must begin by 10 a.m. simultaneously across the nation.
“All State Chapters are to deliver a protest letter to the Inspector General Of Police through the Commissioner of Police.”