Tinubu’s N39bn ICC Project Cannot Be Justified – Deji Adeyanju

Nigerian lawyer cum Human Rights Activist, Deji Adeyanju, has characterized the staggering ₦39 billion spent on the restoration of the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre (ICC) as a swindle.
It was noted that in June, President Tinubu commissioned the ICC which was rebuilt by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
The ICC, which was built in 1991 by the dictatorship of former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, was renamed the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre after ₦39 billion was spent on its rehabilitation.

Wike, during a recent news conference, also claimed that the ICC is currently generating as much as ₦700 million after its reconstruction.

However, Adeyanju, in a post via 𝕏 on Sunday, July 20, 2025, lamented the purported terrible status of the ICC.

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Adeyanju said he attended a birthday party at the facility and was horrified by the state of the area.

According to him, the air conditioners were not working and he is confident that even “₦5 billion was not put into the place for repairs.”

He added, “I attended the Seyi Vodi party yesterday at ICC and I felt so sorry for this country. The air conditioning was not working, and I am confident N5 billion was not put into the place for repairs. At most N3 bn was put in it. What happened at that place cannot be labeled anything else other than a scam.”