“You Spent ₦39b To Renovate ICC Abuja Originally Built By Babangida For ₦240M & Named It After You”, Isaac Fayose To Tinubu (video)
Businessman and social commentator, Isaac Fayose has called out Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the staggering ₦39 billion reportedly spent on renovating the Abuja International Conference Centre (ICC)—a facility originally built for ₦240 million in 1991 under General Ibrahim Babangida.
Fayose, known for his outspoken stance on governance, described the move as “ego construction,” questioning the justification for spending such an amount of money on a renovation amid a biting economic crisis in Nigeria
Now think about that:
From ₦240 million to ₦39 billion a staggering leap for a mere facelift.
“But here’s what really stings:
IBB, the man who built the ICC from scratch, never named it after himself.
Tinubu, who merely renovated it, renamed it the Bola Ahmed Tinubu ICC.
This says a lot.
This isn’t about legacy through nation-building.
It’s about personal branding, self-glorification, and rewriting history in paint and concrete.
While Nigerians battle rising inflation, insecurity, poor healthcare, and failing education, this administration is more focused on immortalizing a name than solving real problems.
It’s not just renovation.
It’s ego construction and we all know who’s footing the bill.
There’s a problem. And it’s deeper than bricks and walls.
#shame
“The ICC was built from the ground up in 1991 with just ₦240 million—a full, functional national monument,” Fayose said.
“Now in 2025, ₦39 billion is being used not to build, but simply to renovate the same structure.”
“This isn’t about national development or preserving legacy,”
“This is about rewriting history with paint, bricks, and personal branding.”
He slammed the administration for prioritizing such projects while Nigerians grapple with inflation.
“There’s a deeper problem here,” Fayose warned. “It’s not just about the money—it’s about what we value as a nation. While people are struggling to survive, we are spending billions on ego and self-glorification.”
International Conference Centre has been renamed to Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre.
