Kwankwaso

The highly publicized presidential declaration of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for 2019 presidential election scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, 29th August, 2018, has hit a road block as the managers of Eagle Square, the facility advertised as the venue of the event has withdrawn earlier permission given for the use of the facility.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Kwankwaso Campaign Organisation said 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.

“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,” it added.

The Campaign Organisation however alleged that “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.”

“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 Organisation added.