Presidential Primary: APC delegates accreditation begins amid tight security

Roads leading to the Eagle Square had been cordoned off, with mobile police officers positioned strategically.

Bola Tinubu, Yemi Osinbajo, Abdullahi Adamu, Ahmad Lawan and President Muhammadu Buhari

Delegate accreditation for the All Progressives Congress (APC) special convention for the presidential primary election is ongoing at the Abuja International Conference Centre amid tight security.

No fewer than 2,322 delegates from the 774 local government areas are expected to vote during the presidential primary, including the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The delegates, three from each local government area, were seen dressed in ‘aso ebi’.

There is watertight security at the Abuja Eagle Square, located in the Central Business District, the venue of the APC special convention. There is a restriction of vehicular and human traffic.

Roads leading to the Eagle Square had been cordoned off, with mobile police officers positioned strategically.

There is also gridlock in most parts of the city, including Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Ibrahim Babangida Way and other areas, leaving commuters to trek. Some residents of the FCT said the day should have been declared a public holiday.

Meanwhile, journalists slated to cover the event are struggling to get accreditation tags. The APC presidential primary election is expected to run through the night.

Although 23 presidential aspirants bought the party’s presidential forms to contest the election, 13 were cleared by the John Odigie-Oyegun presidential screening committee.

President Muhammadu Buhari, at a dinner with the aspirants on Saturday, backed the shift of power to the South in 2023.

Also, 11 governors from the North had in a statement on Saturday, announced their decision to support a power shift to the South after Mr Buhari’s tenure.

(NAN)