Governor Wike demolishes 2 hotels in Rivers state for defiling lockdown order –…

Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike supervised the demolition of two hotels in the state on May 10th, for violating the lockdown order of the state government for hotels to remain shut as part of measures to stop the spread of Coronavirus in the state.

last week, the Governor, placed the capital city, Port Harcourt and Obio-Akpo local government areas on curfew, and vowed to pull down hotels operating during the lockdown and buildings opened for business. The Prodest hotel Eleme and one Edemeteh Hotel, Onne were found to have violated the lockdown order as they opened for business.

The governor stunned residents of the state this afternoon when he accompanied a bulldozer to the Prodest Hotel and Edemeteh Hotel, Onne. to pull the structure down.  

Governor Wike while supervising the demolition, dismissed claims that it has a political undertone. According to him, the hotel in Eleme belongs to a PDP member and so if he can demolish a property belonging to a PDP member, then the same fate can befall any other person.

”Whether you are PDP or not, what we are saying is that nobody is above the law. If we can do this to a PDP member, then you will know that we are not discriminating” he said

Rivers state has 21 confirmed cases coronavirus.

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