The African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Kola Ologbondiyan has expressed concern over what it described as repeated and “shameful” refusals of venues for its national convention in Abuja.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Tuesday, the party’s media and publicity sub-committee chairman for the convention, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the party faced multiple challenges in securing a suitable location.
He recounted an incident where party officials were invited to inspect an event centre in Mabushi, Abuja, but were denied access upon arrival.
Describing the situation as unusual, Kola Ologbondiyan suggested that political pressure may be behind the repeated denials, despite the fact that the country is not yet in an election period.
Kola Ologbondiyan said: “Let me tell you what the ADC has passed through in the last few days in respect of venue is shameful. That’s just how to put it: very shameful.
“I give you one example where I was personally involved. We were in Garki when they called that, ‘oh, there is an event center around Mabushi, and they have invited us to come and inspect the place whether it will be suitable for us’.
“I don’t know how much of Abuja, you know, but before we moved from Garki to Mabushi, a journey of about 10 to 15 minutes. When we got to the Mabushi Event Center, they made another call to say that, Oh, they were sorry.
“They had an event that will be holding, and they needed two days to plan for that event, and this one that we are asking for fell within those two days. That’s how we were denied.
“I don’t want to be listing names of event centers, hotels that the party engage on the use for the convention. And were denied.
“And to me, it’s strange, because it’s not election yet, and people who say they are in government, people who have 36 governors plus FCT Minister, people who have all the money in this world are so panicky.”
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