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Why We demolished Rivers hotels - Governor Wike reveals

Thompson Nsisongabasi

May 27, 2020

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Governor Nyesom Wike said the decision to pull down two hotels in Rivers state was not unilaterally conceived by him

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The governor also accused people of playing politics with the demolition in reaction to anger that trailed the action

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Wike noted that Rivers government did not have anything against the hoteliers, saying the decision was taken in the interest of people

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Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, has come out with an explanation on the demolition of two hotels in the state over alleged violation of executive order, saying the decision was taken in the interest of people.

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In a statement on Tuesday, May 26, Wike said the decision was not unilaterally taken but the Rivers security council was also involved.

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AFNews reported that the demolition of the two hotels was widely criticised by Nigerians with the decision also deemed wrong by a human rights group SERAP which later dragged Wike to the ECOWAS court.

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But defending the state government's action, Wike said he did not decide alone in the fight against Covid-19 in Rivers and he had no grudges against the hoteliers.

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"Rivers State government does not have anything against hoteliers in the state, but decided to shut down their activities because some cases of COVID-19 were recorded in hotels.

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"It's not possible that the state government will intentionally close down hotels. But what I see is that people play politics with everything.

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"The demolition of Prodest Hotel and Etemeteh Hotel in Eleme Local Government Area by the state government became necessary because the owners failed to comply with Executive Order 7,ÔÇØ the governor said.

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— Thompson Nsisongabasi

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