Senate President Bukola Saraki
has condemned the refusal to allow Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano,
use Eagle Square to make the declaration of his presidential ambition.
He said the move sends a wrong
message about the country’s democracy.
Yusuph Olaniyonu, special adviser
on media and publicity to the senate president, made this known in a statement
on Wednesday.
The senate president said the
development connotes intolerance in the country’s politics.
“The refusal to allow senator
Kwankwaso to utilize the Eagle Square for his presidential declaration, despite
an earlier approval, sends a wrong message about our democracy, particularly
the tolerance level in our politics,” he said.
“That square belongs to all
Nigerians because it was built with public funds. We hope this is not what we
will be seeing as we approach the 2019 general election.”
On August 20, Eagle Square was
approved for Kwankwaso’s use after he applied for the premises and paid a sum
of N2.2 million.
The senator representing Kano
central used Rasy International and Properties Limited, a private firm, to make
the application.
But on August 27, Integrated
Facility Management Services Limited, the firm in charge of Eagle Square, said
the event can no longer take place there.
“We are sorry to inform you that
the event can no longer hold on the said date because it is a political event
and the 29th of August, 2018 happens to be a work day, as it would disrupt the
usual work flow of the federal secretariat,” the firm said in a letter written
to Rasy International.
“We apologise for the oversight
on our part to note the date in relation to the nature of the event. We regret
every inconvenience caused by this.”
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