{"id":168092,"date":"2025-07-02T13:53:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T12:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:01:00","slug":"adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking","title":{"rendered":"ADC Unveiling Delayed After Hotel Cancels Booking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The planned unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a unified platform for Nigeria\u2019s opposition hit a major snag on Wednesday after the event venue abruptly cancelled a fully paid reservation just hours before the programme was set to begin.<\/p>\n<p>The event was scheduled to take place at the Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments in Asokoro, Abuja. It was expected to formally introduce the ADC as the coalition\u2019s adopted party to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>However, organisers were notified on Wednesday morning that the hotel would no longer host the gathering, citing an unspecified \u201cinternal compliance matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A screenshot of the hotel\u2019s cancellation message, shared on Instagram by media personality and politician Dele Momodu, read:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Esteemed Patron,<\/p>\n<p>Thank you once again for choosing the Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments.<\/p>\n<p>We sincerely regret to inform you that due to an internal compliance matter that has just come to our attention, we are unable to proceed with hosting your scheduled event.<\/p>\n<p>We are fully aware that the event is less than 24 hours away, and we deeply apologise for the timing and inconvenience this may cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation has sparked outrage among opposition figures, with Dele Momodu alleging political pressure as the reason behind the hotel\u2019s abrupt decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intimidation of the opposition by a jittery government continues,\u201d Momodu said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hotel management suddenly cancelled the event due to what insiders described as fear of reprisals from APC operatives. But this will not dampen the determination of opposition forces poised to challenge the ruling party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Salihu Lukman, speaking on behalf of the event\u2019s organisers, People and Passion Consult Ltd, described the cancellation as a clear breach of contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unacceptable. Your management has no right to unilaterally sabotage a contract that was validly and legally agreed to and fully paid for,\u201d Lukman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must meet the terms of the contract fully by allowing the event to hold with all agreed services. This is not negotiable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ADC unveiling was expected to bring together an array of prominent political figures from across party lines, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Senate President David Mark, and former governors Aminu Tambuwal, Sule Lamido, Liyel Imoke, and Sam Egwu.<\/p>\n<p>Also reportedly involved were Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and ex-Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, showing the broad scope of the coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the setback, organisers say the unveiling will proceed at an alternative venue, with details expected to be announced shortly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The planned unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a unified platform for Nigeria\u2019s opposition hit a major snag on Wednesday after the event venue abruptly cancelled a fully paid reservation just hours before the programme was set to begin. The event was scheduled to take place at the Wells Carlton [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":168091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[118,1578,254],"class_list":["post-168092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-adc","tag-breaking","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ADC Unveiling Delayed After Hotel Cancels Booking - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The planned unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a unified platform for Nigeria\u2019s opposition hit a majo ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ADC Unveiling Delayed After Hotel Cancels Booking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The planned unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a unified platform for Nigeria\u2019s opposition hit a majo ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-02T12:53:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-02T14:01:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1751452319.589193.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"ADC Unveiling Delayed After Hotel Cancels Booking\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-02T12:53:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-02T14:01:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking\"},\"wordCount\":447,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1751452319.589193.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ADC\",\"breaking\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/adc-unveiling-delayed-after-hotel-cancels-booking\",\"name\":\"ADC Unveiling Delayed After Hotel Cancels Booking - 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