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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Katsina government of blocking access to the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium for its presidential rally in the state.

Mustapha Inuwa, director-general of the Atiku-Lado campaign council, made the allegation while speaking to journalists on Sunday.

The PDP had earlier scheduled its rally in the state for Tuesday.

According to Inuwa, the campaign council had written to the state government twice, seeking permission to use the stadium.

He said the Katsina government, in its response, said repairs were still ongoing at the facility and, therefore, could not be used for the event.

Inuwa explained that the alternatives provided by the state are located within densely populated areas of the state, and as such would be inconvenient.

“One of the locations is within the populated area of the state, while the other is very close to the Federal Medical Centre,” he said.

“If there is an emergency, it will be difficult for an ambulance to move around.”

Ibrahim Umar-Tsauri, director-general of the Atiku-Lado campaign council, also expressed concern over the response from the state government.

“You all know that we built the stadium for the people of Katsina state and Nigeria, but today we want to use the stadium, but because we are not in government, the government in power has refused us to use it,” Umar-Tsauri said.