The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has carried out his threat of demolishing Prodest (Prudent) Hotel at Alode in Eleme Local Government Area of the state.
The
governor had marked ‘Prudent’ Hotel, Alode, Eleme and Etemeteh Hotel,
Onne for demolition for allegedly flouting his government’s directive on
the closure of hotels in the state.
This was contained in a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim.
But
to the suprise of many residents, a demolition truck arrived at the
location of Prodest Hotel at about 11:30 am accompanied by Governor Wike
and other officials of the Rivers State task force, and the building
was eventually brought down.
The
Rivers State Governor had declared a total lockdown on the two major
cities in the state, Obio-Akpor and Port Harcourt City Local Government
Areas in his effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Rivers state.
Interstate borders, markets, pubs, restaurants and hotels were also
closed by the governor.
Details shortly…