At least, 60 persons on Thursday escaped death in Abakaliki,
the Ebonyi State capital following the sudden collapse of Metro View Hotel, one
of the popular hotels in the State.
The hotel is located close to Presco Campus of Ebonyi State
University, Abakaliki in the heart of the city.
A member of the hotel management, Chief Austine Orji , who
spoke to journalists on behalf of the hotel said they had noticed a crack on
some of the pillars holding the building and they immediately cordoned off the
side of the building and started renovations, adding that it was in the process
of the renovation that the building collapsed.
Orji said those who lodged in the hotel were outside the
building for a seminar when the incident happened, stressing that no life was
lost.
At least, 60 persons on Thursday escaped death in Abakaliki,
the Ebonyi State capital following the sudden collapse of Metro View Hotel, one
of the popular hotels in the State.
The hotel is located close to Presco Campus of Ebonyi State
University, Abakaliki in the heart of the city.
A member of the hotel management, Chief Austine Orji , who
spoke to journalists on behalf of the hotel said they had noticed a crack on
some of the pillars holding the building and they immediately cordoned off the
side of the building and started renovations, adding that it was in the process
of the renovation that the building collapsed.
Orji said those who lodged in the hotel were outside the
building for a seminar when the incident happened, stressing that no life was
lost.
Meanwhile, the governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi,
through the Special Assistant (SA) on Capital Territory on Thursday has ordered
for the immediate closure of the affected hotel.
Okoro stated further that the Hotel would remain sealed
pending the outcome of investigation by the government.
DAILY POST gathered that the said hotel was commissioned on
the 28th May 2005 by the former governor, Martin Elechi.
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