The national leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged an underhand plot to stop the opposition party from holding its convention in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
In a statement shared on his official page on Tuesday, Atiku accused officials of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of a brazen abuse of power aimed at disrupting the event. He claimed the alleged move involves efforts to revoke the licence of the Rainbow Event Centre – the venue scheduled to host the ADC convention.
Atiku maintained that the opposition party had fulfilled all necessary requirements for the event and insisted there was no legal basis to deny it access to the facility.
“The ADC has paid every fee. The ADC has signed every contract. The ADC has broken no law,” he said.
He characterised the manoeuvres as an attempt to stifle opposition activities, warning that such actions could undermine democratic principles.
“This is how democracies are strangled – in a thousand petty, vindictive acts against opposition parties,” Atiku added.
Despite the looming odds, he insisted that the convention would still hold as planned.
