From
Punch;
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, has refused the All Progressives Congress the use of Uyo Township Stadium for the hosting of President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
Buhari was scheduled to visit Akwa Ibom on Thursday, but as the state government denied the APC use of the Uyo Township Stadium, the visit had to be postponed till after the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
The letter denying the APC the use of the stadium emanated from the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Youth and Sports, dated April 7, with ref. No. MYS/AD/146/VOL. 11/142 and made available to newsmen on Thursday.
The letter, which was signed by Mr. Nse Edem, on behalf of the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Akan Uko, stated that the request to use the stadium was denied because the Peoples Democratic Party in the state had applied to use it earlier.
“I am directed to refer to your letter of April 6, 2015 on the request for the use of Uyo Township Stadium and to inform you that the ministry had already approved the use of the stadium to the Peoples Democratic Party on April 9.
“You are by this letter please requested to look for any other alternative venue since the stadium had already been booked and would not be free for April 9.”
Reacting to the development, the Head of Media and Publicity, Umana Okon Umana Campaign Organisation, Mr. Iboro Otongaran, said the President-elect would not visit the state as scheduled due to the denial of the APC the use of the venue.
He said that efforts to get alternative venue had proved abortive as the party was so confident that the Uyo township stadium would be approved.He called on the APC supporters not to worry, but to go out en masse on Saturday to vote for Umana as Akwa Ibom governor and all other APC candidates in the state House of Assembly.
Omo d guy use due process take wound am. Since dem say d poor man dey use jazz, e no wan make Buhari con go enter stadium na another thing go con happn, dem go say na Akpabio jazz cause am. Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o".
ReplyDeleteWho owns the stadium the people or the governor? Sumtyms ova use of power is bad smh
ReplyDeletebetter
ReplyDeleteI don't get it...earlier news said by APC was that GMB would not b coming to uyo because they don't want him to shake hands with godswill....now its because of stadium......this politicians are just turning d akwa-ibiom people against themselves.....however,,y is GMB still spear heading campaign this week of all week knowing d tense situation already....
ReplyDeleteAbeg make them pack well o all we need is peace
ReplyDeleteWhat right does akpabio has to stop apc from using d stadium, and we want peace to reign
ReplyDelete