Senator Dino Melaye, a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), convention planning committee, has maintained that no force can prevent the party from holding its convention, said they have a valid contract and full payment for the venue.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Tuesday, Melaye said attempts were made to halt the event, including efforts to shut the venue gates and ask organizers to vacate the premises.
But stated that the committee resisted the move, maintaining that they had a duly signed agreement with the facility’s owners and had fulfilled all financial obligations.
Melaye said the party was committed to challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), expressing confidence in ADC’s growing influence.
He said: “I have that information as a member of the planning committee and the chairman of the protocol committee, and not only we were even asked to leave yesterday, they wanted to shut the gates, but we insisted, and said we are not going to leave because we have a contract duly signed with this place, and we paid fully.
“We have receipt of payments. We have duly signed contracts. The most important thing is that at the end of the day we are here, and we hold our convention here.
“Nobody will stop us. After a contract, a proper contract, with the owners of this place, and after payment and receipt issued, no battalion would have moved us away from here today. So convention is going to hold. The exercise will hold. ADC is entrenched, and we are kicking out APC.”
