By Goodluck Ikiebe.
A former governor of Nasarawa State and current Senator representing Nasarawa West Senatorial district, Abdullahi Adamu, has been adopted as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
He will be ratified by no fewer than 4000 delegates of the party, who have converged on Eagle Square, Abuja, for the ratification convention.
Our Correspondent reports that the ratification will be done through a voting process- either actually casting of ballot or voice vote to consummate the ratification of the National chairman.
The decision by other aspirants to withdraw from the race was reached after their meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
In the meantime, the APC national convention is in progress amid tight security at Eagle Square.
There is a heavy presence of security operatives at the Eagle Square, venue of the national convention of the All Progressives Congress.
Security operatives were stationed at strategic locations in and around the premises of the Eagles Square.
The operatives comprise soldiers, policemen, men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, and other paramilitary operatives from the Federal Road Safety Commission, National Drug Law Enforcement agency and the Nigeria Immigration Service.
Police patrol vans, manned by armed policemen, were positioned at different points.
Also, stop-and-search had commenced for those who attempted to pass through the road that linked the venue while vehicular movements were restricted and several vehicles were also turned back by security operatives.
They included areas such as the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan road by the Court of Appeal; behind the Court of Appeal; ECOWAS by Women Affairs ministry; Finance junction; behind Foreign Affairs ministry; Kur Mohammed by National Mosque; Benue Plaza; Nitel junction; Phase 3; NNPC Tower; Ceddi Plaza bridge; Gana street by Transcorp hotel; DSS headquarters; Phase 1; NASS Junction; Bullet junction and Bayelsa House.
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, had ordered operatives to ensure effective collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies to ensure hitch-free vehicular movement.
In a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, operatives drafted to cover the national convention were equally mandated to clear obstructions from the roads, carry out rescue operations in case of emergencies, and maintain orderliness around the cordoned areas.
To ensure that the Corps plays an effective role to make traffic flow seamless, the Corps Marshal also directed the Deputy Corps Marshal in charge of the Department of Operations to activate the deployment of 1500 personnel of the Corps and 35 Vehicles including tow trucks, bikes, and ambulances to strengthen enforcement of restrictions during the entire process of the convention.
He warned the operatives deployed to play active role in the democratic exercise and exhibit the highest sense of professionalism, ingenuity, and avoid any temptation that could lead to abuse of the rights of electorate.
While reading out the marching order to the operatives, the Corps Marshal wished the ruling party a peaceful, free and fair convention.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
