After six hours of deliberations behind closed doors, the national Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced on Monday that the meeting was inconclusive.

The meeting was meant to allow party leaders to take a final decision on issues before the meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC), which was earlier slated for Tuesday.

Acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, who briefed journalists at the end of the meeting, disclosed that the caucus meeting would continue tomorrow (Tuesday).

Damagum said: “As you can see, we just adjourned our meeting for today to tomorrow, 10 o’clock. This meeting is going to continue. We’ve just set up a small committee that will give us a report.

“Tomorrow morning I will continue. I will address you properly by the time we conclude our meeting tomorrow.”

Reacting to the closure of the party’s national secretariat, Damagum said it was an act of irresponsibility targeted at destroying democracy.

“And I want to use this opportunity to tell you that you can see, I am sure, you are aware that our office has been sealed.

“This is the height of irresponsibility from this government. If they are encouraging it, we are not going to take it lightly.”

He stated that the PDP would go to any length in defending democracy, pointing out that “In fact, they can come and arrest all of us. We are ready for that. But we condemn this in totality, and it is the highest sense of irresponsibility, and we will not tolerate it.

“They are trying to mar democracy, and this is unacceptable. We condemn it, and we will make sure that they will have us to contend with in the near future.”

Asked if the NEC meeting will hold on Tuesday as earlier scheduled, he said the report of the committee will determine the holding of the meeting.