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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eddy Olafeso, has accused those opposing the party’s upcoming national convention of working toward creating a one-party state in Nigeria. Olafeso, a former National Vice Chairman of the party, made the allegation on Tuesday during an appearance on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme. He was reacting to a Federal High Court ruling that restrained the PDP from holding its national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan. Olafeso described the development as the height of “judicial rascality” and a deliberate attempt to destabilize the opposition. “The restraining order from the Federal High Court today against our scheduled convention did not come as a shock to us. A group is focused on ensuring that they destroy the party completely, but we will not allow it. Good will prevail over evil,” he said. The PDP stalwart insisted that the party would not be deterred by the ruling, expressing confidence that the convention would still go ahead as planned. He accused certain political forces of seeking to weaken the PDP in order to entrench one-party dominance in the country. According to Olafeso, “Those working against the PDP have ulterior motives. They are determined to cripple democracy by ensuring the opposition remains divided and disorganized.”
