Member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) convention planning committee, Dino Melaye, has declared that nothing can stop the party from holding its scheduled convention, insisting organisers have a valid contract and have fully paid for the venue.
The convention, slated for Tuesday, faced uncertainty following reported attempts to deny the party access to the venue, including moves to shut the gates and eject organisers.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show, Melaye said the committee resisted the disruption, stressing that all legal and financial obligations had been met. He added that the ADC remains determined to proceed with the convention and strengthen its challenge against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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.”
