Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been informed
that he cannot use Eagle Square and the Abuja International Conference for his
presidential declaration.
According to a statement by the Kwankwaso Campaign
Organisation, the senator’s request was rejected in a letter signed by Usman
Mukhtar Raji for the facility manager of Integrated Facility Management
Services Ltd.
The company manages both the Abuja International Conference
and Eagle Square.
Kwankwaso Campaign Organisation said the reason given for
the decision was “flimsy,” describing it as the “handiwork of the government in
power”.
The campaign organisation of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) presidential aspirant said the approval for the use of the Eagle Square
has been sought and paid for.
According to the statement, “Kwankwaso Declaration: FG Turns Down
Request to Use Eagle Square Just 24 hours to the highly publicized presidential
declaration of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso due to hold at the Eagle Square on
Wednesday, the 29th August, 2018, the Federal Capital Territory
Administration(FCTA) has turned down the request earlier approved for some
flimsy reasons.
“In a letter dated August 27th, 2018 and signed by Usman
Mukhtar Raji for the Facility Manager and received on August 28th, 2018 barely
24 hours to the scheduled declaration, the Abuja International Conference and
Eagle Square, managed by the Integrated Facility Management Services Ltd has
reversed itself in respect of approval granted the organizers of the
declaration of Senator Kwankwaso.
“We at the Kwankwaso Campaign Organisation sees the
development as a handiwork of the government in power who will not see anything
good in growing our fledgling democracy as no level playing field has been
created to allow for viable opposition in the country.
“Even at that, earlier Tuesday morning the Abuja
International Conference and Eagle Square, managed by the Integrated Facility
Management Services Ltd refused us access to inspect the premises demanding us
to present a police permit, when actual approval for the use of the Eagle
Square has been sought and paid for more than one week to the said declaration.
“The above development will in no way dampen our morale to
go ahead with the declaration or chicken-out as it will only embolden us to
legally pursue our fundamental right to freedom of movement and association.”
The former Kano governor is scheduled to declare his
ambition to contest the presidency Wednesday.
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