Security operatives on Wednesday barricaded all entry points leading to the popular Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the Peoples Democratic Party National Convention, holding between Wednesday and Thursday.
The development had brought some pressures on road users who plied the routes.
Policemen and other plain clothed security operatives are mounted at vantage positions to ensure that the motorists complied with the diversion rules.
A cross section of road users who spoke to NAN described the development as “momentary inconvenience”.
Some of them said that they were prepared to bear the pains as part of contributions toward nation building.
Cletus Ameachi said: “My brother, these things do not just come, it is an election year and we are in the capital city.
“So expect this.
“It is not a surprise.
“The PDP is a party with taste and sense of organisation and be sure that this is done in order to have a peaceful convention.”
Madam Alice Yakubu, a civil servant, said the police and the Federal Road Safety Commission had done well in managing the pressure from the Nyayan axis.
Yakubu said: “I was initially angry, but on reaching the city centre, I now realised that the process to confirm our president as PDP candidate for the general election begun today.
“I always look forward to the PDP National Convention because it is usually colourful and to me, it’s like a carnival.
“The red and white colours are good combinations that cannot be resisted.”
On his part, Alhaji Haruna Mandara, another civil servant, the blockage was to checkmate influx of non delegates to the venue.
Mandara, however, said the diversions brought some measure of discomfort but held that it was worth it.
He said: “We may be in pain and discomfort for now, but we must realise that it is a process to select a party presidential candidate.
“We should be happy that we practice democratic governance.”
In a related development, the hospitality industry is having brisk patronage as delegates from across the 36 states continued to place their demands on the facilities.
The pressure on the hotels and apartment within the city centre has brought smiles on faces of owners of similar facilities in Karu, Nyanya and Mararaba areas of Abuja.
The influx of the people is also felt in other suburban near FCT, thereby escalating the impact of commercial activities in those places.
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