The owner of demolished Prodest Hotel in Eleme, Rivers State, Mr Promise Gogorobari, speaks with CHUKWUDI AKASIKE about the effect of Governor Nyesom Wike’s action on his family and other related i...
The owner of demolished Prodest Hotel in Eleme, Rivers State, Mr Promise Gogorobari, speaks with CHUKWUDI AKASIKE about the effect of Governor Nyesom Wike’s action on his family and other related issuesOne of my relatives called me on Saturday at 10pm and told me that the Governor of Rivers State had said my hotel and one other hotel would be demolished. I asked him what happened. I asked the question because I had previously issued an instruction to lock up the hotel.
To the best of my knowledge, the hotel was under lock and key. It was not operating as of the time of the demolition. So, I don’t get it when they said I violated the law. If people reported an issue to you, as a law-abiding citizen the best approach to this was to do an investigation into the matter, which must be within 24 hours. Unfortunately there was no investigation, no court orders, nothing. The next thing was to demolish the hotel.
I purchased the land in 2012 and I started building the hotel between 2012 and 2013 or thereabout. I have operated in that place for more than five years. My goal was just to take theyouths off the streets so that families can take care of other needs. I am helping the government in a way. I don’t think it was a bad idea.There was no party in the hotel. I don’t even have a radio in that hotel to play music. It is just a little bar and some rooms. The bar was just for drinks.
I found out that it was outside on the road, not even in the hotel, maybe they misinformed him . Anyway, that’s how I just look at it; misinformation.I won’t start judging government or what they should do for me. The government knows all. This person is helping in every angle of life. He has contributed to the growth and economy of Rivers State and is willing to assist in building the state. I don’t have any problem with that.Rivers is our dear state.
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