National publicity secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi has alleged that the venue of the party’s convention in Abuja is under pressure to cancel its booking.
Abdullahi said the Rainbow Event Center’s management notified the party about threats from the authorities.
He added that Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) are responsible for the pressure.
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Abdullahi said in an X post; “After paying all the fees required, setting up for our convention tomorrow, the owner of Rainbow Event centre has just informed us that he has come under pressure from the FCDA and Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike that if he allows the ADC the use of his facilities, his licence will be revoked,”
“But we have already signed the contract with him. We will hold our convention tomorrow as planned at the Rainbow event centre.
“We will not bow to this creeping tyranny. And definitely not to this petty tyrant.”
Following this, Atiku Abubakar in response, described the alleged development as an abuse of public office.
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“The reports from the spokesperson of our great party, which exposes the plans of the government and its agents to revoke the licence of Rainbow Event Centre for the singular offence of hosting the African Democratic Congress convention slated for today, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, is a shameful and cowardly abuse of public office,” he said.
Atiku also added that denying an opposition party access to a venue undermines democratic principles.
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He warned that such actions could weaken democratic institutions.
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