Amaechi, orders demolition of Winners’
Chapel School
The Rivers State Governor,
Chibuike Amaechi, has ordered the demolition of a two-storey school building,
Kingdom Heritage School, belonging to the Living Faith Church, a.k.a Winners’
Chapel located along Igboukwu Street in D-Line Area of Portharcourt.
The governor gave the order
while inspecting the Joseph Yobo mini stadium located opposite the building on
the same street, said the builders did not make provision for a parking lot
which had caused traffic up in the area.
Governor Amaechi, who ordered arrested
the site engineer, told the labourers to vacate the site immediately and told
the handlers to demolish the school building.
According to him, “The building
is too close to the road. How can you build such a structure opposite a stadium
and disrupt movement of cars and persons?”
The governor’s order was carried
out to the letter as bulldozers arrived on Sunday afternoon and operated till
Monday, reducing the building to rubble.
It was also learnt that the site
engineer had since regained his freedom following intervention by officials of
the church.
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