The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike has shut down the Abuja International Conference Center for the period of seven months.
Wike who disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja on Monday during a tour to the center stated that the current state of the facility is an eyesore which does not befit the country as an international center.
He stated that the facility lack international standard and as such all bookings are cancelled for the next 7 months for proper rehabilitation to be completed.
His words:
“You can call it a conference center, but not international.
There’s no standard compared. So, we decided that we can’t continue to be embarrassed
in this way. So, we are sorry to announce this, every booking meant to be used here is
cancelled.
“We’re not going to allow anybody to use it again for seven, eight months until when the job is completed”.
Meanwhile Wike added that the rehabilitation of the center will be done to Julius Berger construction, in collaboration with the Federal Capital Development Authority and Abuja investment company.