Deserted Stadium. FILE
Haliru Abdu Stadium in Birnin Kebbi, the venue for the state congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was abandoned on Saturday by each contestants and delegates.
Anxious journalists waited in useless between 9a.m and 4pm for each the contestants and delegates and the officers from the APC headquarters, however to no avail.
It was gathered that the venue of the congress was nearly empty, aside from the presence of policemen and journalists.
Police presence was additionally seen at race course, one other venue, apparently for concern of an aggrieved group holding a parallel congress within the state.
A party delegate from Suru Local Government, who spoke to reporters on situation of anonymity, expressed concern over the entire absurdity.
He stated that since he got here into Birnin Kebbi for the Congress, he was but to see any party official.
However, it was discovered that party officers and electoral committee members from the nationwide headquarters, party elders and APC Local Government Chairmen had been allegedly holding a closed door assembly in a place not disclosed to find out the destiny of the train.