Olushola Omogbehin
Following the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for Friday 27th and Saturday 28th March 2026, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has announced the closure of all access roads leading to the Federal Secretariat Complex.
Therefore, workers whose offices are located around Phases I, II and III of the Federal Secretariat Complex including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were said to work from home on Friday, 27th March 2026.
Officially, the closure of roads was announced in a circular by the Head of Service to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, All Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Agencies and Parastatals in Phases I, II, & III of the Federal Secretariat Complex on Thursday.
“All Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments, Agencies and Offices located within the Federal Secretariat, Phases I, II & III are hereby informed of the closure of all access roads leading to and around the said Federal Secretariat Complex, from Friday, 27th to Saturday, 28th March 2026.
“This is due to the use of Eagle Square for the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Party on the said dates.
“Accordingly, all personnel whose offices are located within Phases I, II and III of the Federal Secretariat Complex as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are to work from home on Friday, 27th March 2026.
“All concerned Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Agencies are kindly requested to bring the content of this Circular to the attention of their staff and ensure strict compliance.”
Meanwhile, the Media and Publicity Committee of the 2026 National Convention of APC has said that a total of 8,453 delegates across Nigeria would participate in the convention.
“We are expecting a total number of 8,453 delegates. This is the number of delegates we are expecting to come from across all the 36 states of the federation to Abuja.
“The convention hopes to bring together delegates from across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory for policy engagement, leadership elections and a formal transition to a new set of party executives.”
The highpoint of the exercise would be the affirmation of President Bola Tinubu as APC’s sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.
