Admin l Friday, October 05, 2018
LAGOS, Nigeria – The two major parties, the All Progressive Congress(APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) will tomorrow hold their national conventions. But the big one is the PDP convention holding at Port Harcourt, Rivers State where they will elect their presidential candidate for the 2019 general election.
A total of 12 candidates have been cleared by the PDP for the convention. They are former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, Abiru Taminu Turaki, Datti Baba-Ahmed, Sule Lamido, Attahiru Bafarawa, former governor of Plateua State, Jonah Jang,Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and Senator David Mark.
But in Abuja, the APC will hold its own convention but unlike that of PDP, the APC’s convention is non-elective and is taking place at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
Already the APC is expecting an unusual influx of human and vehicular traffic.
“To this effect all vehicular movement through Shehu Shagari Way from the early hours of Saturday, 6th October, 2018 to Sunday, 7th October will be diverted at Ralph Sodeinde Street by Bullet Building to link Central Business District. Motorists will also be diverted at Kur Mohammed Street and Constitution Avenue at Bayelsa House to Central Business District.
“Traffic on Ahmadu Bello Way will equally be diverted at Ralph Sodeinde Street by Finance Junction to Central Business District. Motorists will also be diverted at Kur Mohammed Street or Constitution Avenue by Benue Building to link Central Business District.
“The Federal Capital Territory Administration have mobilized Officers of the Police, FRSC, FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Service and other relevant Traffic Enforcement Agencies to various flash points to ensure seamless traffic flow.
“Parking has been made available at the National Stadium for ALL Delegates coming from outside Abuja from where they will be conveyed to the venue by dedicated Buses
“In the same vein, ALL Delegates from within the FCT should converge at the Old Parade Ground from where they will be conveyed to the venue.
“Please note that parking around the Eagle Square and its environs will not be tolerated as offending vehicles will be removed”, the ministry of transportaion said in a statement.
