There was commotion at the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a car caught fire in front of the party’s main entrance.

The car painted In red, with registration number TSE – 423 – AA, Benue State, was coming from the Barcelona Hotels on Blantyre street, in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja, when it suddenly caught fire.

Our correspondent who witnessed the incident approached the driver of the car but he refused to speak.

The incident occurred when some members of the APC from the North Central staged a solidarity rally with the party’s national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, whom they said must not be removed before the end of his tenure.

Daily Trust reports that some workers at the secretariat who were around the entrance gate were shouting ‘fire, fire’, a development that led to mad rush for safety.

It took the intervention of some drivers and security operatives at the APC secretariat to put off the fire.

Our correspondent reports that after putting off the fire, the red car was pushed away from the entrance gate and parked around the Stallion Court, also on Blantyre street.

Another eye witness who simply gave his name as Abdullahi, said, “The driver acted fast, if not, it would have been a black Wednesday.” (Daily Trust)