Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike on Monday shut down the International Conference Centre (ICC) for eight months for lack of maintenance.
The Minister, who announced this after inspecting the facility, cancelled all events and activities booked at the venue.
While expressing disappointment at the state of the facility during the inspection, Wike queried why the contract for the maintenance of such an edifice meant for international events will be handed over to an incompetent firm.
He lamented that on several occasions, the nation has faced avoidable embarrassments before the international community while using the facility as a result of power outages, poor cooling system and the deplorable state of the place.
He announced with immediate effect, the contract for the comprehensive renovation of the International Conference Center had been awarded to Julius Berger for a period of eight months.
The Minister added that the facility will be handed back to the Abuja Investment Company Limited after renovation.
