Staff Flee APC HQ Over Fears Of Building Collapse

There was tension at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat on Thursday evening over rumour of building collapse.

The tension at the APC secretariat came on a day that one of the leaders of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu welcomed Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State into the party.

The APC national headquarters is located at no 40, Blantyre street, Wuse 11, Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

An eyewitness, who spoke with Daily Trust correspondent, said a staff member at the fourth floor raised alarm that the building was shaking.

He said the alarm caused pandemonium as all party officials started running helter-skelter.

Secretariat staff, journalists, security men and other workers scampered for safety.

An eye witness said,” It’s unfortunate that this has to go to the media. There was nothing like building collapse. There was nothing like the building shaking.”

“We have been here for many years but nothing like this has happened. I think something is wrong somewhere,” he said.

All the staff who ran out of the 4-storey building did not return, Daily Trust reported.

The scare at the APC over the possible collapse of the building housing the national secretariat nonetheless, Asiwaju Tinubu, in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Tunde Rahman, said the move by Matawalle showed that he was dedicated to bringing good governance to his state.

“Along with all other APC members, I heartily welcome Matawalle into the APC.

“The move by Matawalle is the best way to ensure good governance in the state by being  a member of the party that was founded on democratic ideals,” he said.

Tinubu urged Matawalle to work more closely with President Muhammadu Buhari to help realise his progressive mandate and tackle challenges.

He said APC’s doors were open to those who wanted  democracy to flourish.

“The entry of governors Matawalle, David Umahi of Ebonyi and Ben Ayade of Cross River into the party demonstrates that the APC umbrella is succinctly broad to accommodate all those with valuable ideas and contributions to the party and our country,” he added.

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