APC presidential aspirant Asiwaju Bola Tinubu supporters in their hundreds stormed the venue of the APC screening, paralysed business activities at Transcorp Hilton Hotel the venue for presidential screening on Monday.
The chaos that followed his presence at the reception gave many guests and officials tough times to have access to the premises.
The shout of ‘Nigeria’s next president’ rented the hall as security officials struggled to contain the crowd.
The real drama, however, began when the restless supporters and praise singers held the former Lagos State governor hostage in the lift for almost 10 minutes.
It took the timely intervention of policemen to prevent the crowd from forcing their way into the lift.
Tinubu arrived at the venue around 6p.m on Monday evening.
Apart from Tinubu, other aspirants on the list of those to be screened include; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmed Lawan and former ministers Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Godswill Akpabio, and Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba.
Serving governors who are also listed for the screening are Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa).
