The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended all activities bordering on congresses, rallies and other large gathering of members of the party across the federation.
The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja said the decision was sequel to the earlier decision of the party to shutdown activities at its secretariats and offices across the country.
Ologbondiyan said the decision had become imperative in respect to the need for continuous social distancing and other health safety measures against the spread of COVID-19 in our country.
“The PDP enjoins the Federal Government to continue to review situations as they concern the fight against the spread of COVID-19 and take measures, even if stringent, to safeguard lives.”
The party earlier directed a partial shutdown and skeletal activities at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja from Wednesday, March 25.
Meanwhile, the Oyo state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members to suspend all political meeting at the ward and local government levels, following the reported case of coronavirus in the state.
The umbrella party in the state also urged party leaders and executive members to monitor the compliance of the directive in their various local governments.
In a statement by the party’s secretary, Wasiu Adeleke on Sunday said “I have the directive of the State Chairman of PDP to announce the suspension of all political meeting at the ward and local government levels.
“The directive is to avoid further spread of the deadly Coronavirus. All party leaders and executive members should monitor the compliance of this directive in their various local governments.”
