Enugu Government Seals Hotel Where INEC Issued Certificates Of Return

Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) has sealed the hall of BON Platinum Hotel at the Independence Layout, Enugu State.

The hotel was sealed barely 24 hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) issued certificates to Governor-elect Peter Mbah, deputy Ifeanyi Ossai and House of Assembly members-elect.

It was gathered that a structural defect had caused a loud noise on Thursday during the issuance of the certificates of return to the winners.

The loud bang caused pandemonium which made the recipients, the commissioner of police, the INEC staff, and others scamper for safety.

Though the process of the issuance was later completed there.

Consequently, the ECTDA on Friday went for an inspection on the facility and said it discovered the building had no approval plan, together with another upcoming structure in the hotel.

Disclosing the reason for its decision on the building, Chairman of Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, Dr. Josef Onoh said that management of the hotel was impatient with the agency to conclude its investigation of the facility and was bent on holding another function on the distressed hall by Saturday without resolving the problem with the building.

Onoh said: “The hall doesn’t have an approval but the hotel has and there was a structural band on the hall yesterday (Thursday) when INEC was issuing certificates of return which made everybody to scatter because they thought the building was going to collapse.

“So we went there today for inspection and we are now sealing the place, including another building being developed at the back.

“The proprietor of the hotel is not ready to exercise patience for the Nigeria Society of Engineers to come for their own inspection, but is asking us to allow her host a wedding there tomorrow and I wonder how much she collected for the event that the venue cannot be relocated. So we have sealed the hall.”

KanyiDaily had also reported how a man identified as Uwakwe Ugwuanyi, who was blamed for many deaths in his family, was banished for life from Umuela village, Ibagwa-Aka community in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State.