The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reopened a popular hotel and filling station owned by two allies of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that the Rivers Police Command sealed Mega Tool Filling Station, CSKR Hotels, and Prisc’s Bar and Suites in Port Harcourt on August 20, 2022.
According to reports, the filling station is owned by Chinyere Igwe, a former member of the House of Representatives, and the hotel is owned by Jones Ogbonda, a former member of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Recall that the immediate-past Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, ordered the sealing of the filling station and the hotel after he fell out with former lawmakers.
The former governor also ordered the arrest of Igwe on allegations that he was involved in illegal oil bunkering, which the latter denied.
According to The Punch, the filling station located along Adelabu/Ojoto Street, Mile 2 Diobu in Port Harcourt, had been unsealed while the security operatives, who used to man the facility, had left.
Similarly, the operatives and patrol vans stationed at the entrance of the CSKR Hotels and Priscy’s Bar and Suites had vacated the area, while normal businesses had been restored when our reporter visited on Sunday afternoon.
Reacting to the development, the state Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Emeka, said he was neither aware of the sealing or reopening of the facilities.
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