Wike threatened to revoke license of facility owner – ADC gives update on national convention venue

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by David Mark has accused authorities successful the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) led by Nyesom Wike of attempting to frustrate its planned National Convention scheduled for Tuesday successful Abuja.
In a connection posted connected X, the faction’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, alleged that the absorption of the Rainbow Event Centre informed the enactment of outer unit to retreat the venue.

According to Abdullahi, the venue proprietor claimed helium had been threatened with the revocation of his licence by officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, if the installation was utilized for the ADC gathering.

He noted that the enactment had already fulfilled each fiscal obligations and formalized an statement with the venue anterior to the development.

Despite the alleged pressure, Abdullahi insisted that the faction would proceed with the normal arsenic scheduled astatine the Rainbow Event Centre.

He added that the radical would not beryllium deterred, describing the concern arsenic an effort to undermine antiauthoritarian processes.

“After paying each the fees required and setting...