Nigeria and foreign journalists who had applied to cover the Special Convention and presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) are denied entry into venue of the primary elections.
Some of the journalists who stormed the Eagle Square venue of the convention were turned back by heavily armed security operatives.
Many journalists, who travelled into Abuja from various parts of the country for the exercise said they had not been issued accreditation tags as of 10:30am on Tuesday.
The event was billed to kick start by 10am On Tuesday.
Some journalists, who were eager to get the tags were made to shuttle, amid heavy traffic gridlock,
between the International Conference Centre, ICC, where delegates are to be accredited; and the Old Parade Ground where the Media Committee of the Convention Planning Committee had an office, to no avail.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that APC has trimmed down the number of Aspirants to five Southern contestants.