Breaking: Kwankwaso declares for presidency at a hotel in Abuja after reported denial access to Eagles Square (Photo)

Former Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has declared his intention to run for presidency in 2019 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor made this declaration in Abuja on Wednesday, August 29.

He made the declaration at the Chida Hotel Event center after the Federal government denied his application to use the Eagles Square Abuja for the declaration.

The former governor had proposed to use the venue to declare his presidential bid. Integrated Facility Management Services Ltd manager which manages both the Abuja International Conference Centre & Eagles Square, Usman Raji said the decision to deny him the Eagle Square was to avoid disruption of “work flow” at the federal secretariat.

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.

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, Raji was quoted to have said in the letter.

Kwankwaso who defected from the APC to PDP in July hopes to become the presidential flagbrearer for PDP in the 2019 election.

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