The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised an alarm over alleged plans by the Federal Government to frame up and humiliate the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, Governors Ayodele Fayose and Nyesom Wike of Ekiti and Rivers States respectively as well as its presidential hopefuls ahead of the 2019 polls.

Speaking during a press conference held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan claimed that to actualize the sinister plot, the All Progressives Congress government has set up a presidential committee to persecute leaders of the opposition party.

Ologbondiyan vowed that they would resist all attempts to suppress them, stressing that since the ruling party discovered that its chances in the 2019 elections were becoming slimmer, it had decided to launch a frontal attack on leading opposition leaders, perceived presidential hopefuls and other credible Nigerians.

He alleged that the APC and the Federal Government had become mortally afraid of the PDP’s new status as the rallying point for Nigerians and had, in its desperate bid to retain power resorted to undemocratic activities under the guise of fighting corruption.

“You are already aware of the numerous exposed plots by the APC and its Federal government to frame up and humiliate the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu as well as PDP governors, particularly Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his Ekiti State counterpart, Governor Ayodele Fayose.

“This is in addition to advanced plots by the Federal Government to clamp down on key leaders of the party to drop in public places, alleged confessional statements made under duress in a desperate attempt to achieve a pre-determined end of validating the bandying of corruption allegations against members of the PDP.

“We have also been made aware of a special presidential committee put up by the APC Federal Government to persecute our leaders. Already, no fewer than 28 cases have been filed based on trumped up charges.

“Also, we are privy to series of clandestine meetings between agents of the APC and some compromised judicial officers to get convictions at all cost.

“Let it be known to all that this is a repositioned PDP that cannot be cowed and that we are more than able, willing and overtly ready to use all means practical and available within the ambits of the law and the principles of democracy to stiffly resist and stop the APC and the Federal Government in this evil scheme.

“We know that our governors especially Governor Wike and Governor Fayose have been marked because of their principled positions against the obvious incompetence, for which Nigerians have been subjected to the worst form of suffering in the last three years,” Ologbondiyan said.

He added that in as much as the PDP was not against the fight against corruption, the party would do everything within its power to protect its governors and leaders from undue harassment from the government. s