Soludo said the demolition was in implementing a notice that the owners of the church building had ignored
By Emma Ogbuehi
Anambra state governor, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has giving reasons for the demolition of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry, a church owned by Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere, also known as Odumeje, saying it was in executing an earlier notice served by the government to owners of illegal structures on waterways in Onitsha.
Earlier on Thursday, July 7, 2022, the state government task force had commenced demolition of such structures including Odumeje’s church located at 88B BIDA Road, Modebe Avenue, Odoakpu, Onitsha.
The exercise had attracted different reactions from members of the public, especially as a viral video of the incident, caught officials of the task force manhandling the effervescent preacher.
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The Press Secretary to the governor, Christian Aburime, has however explained the mission by the task force, saying that it was in implementing a notice that the owners of the illegal structures had ignored. Aburime who made the explanation in a statement, said the quit order served on the owners of the structures, expired in April.
The statement read:
“Following the expiration of the notice served on developers and building owners who built several illegal structures along the waterway in Fegge and environs within Onitsha, since April 2022, more than two months ago, Anambra state government has commenced demolition of such illegal structures.
“The exercise which is being carried out by a joint government task force, commenced from Bida Road by Modebe Avenue, Fegge Onitsha.
“The affected buildings include Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministries, shops and other perimeter fences
The structures were marked since April, 2022 and all developers and building owners served notice to remove them.
“The government wishes to state that the demolition exercise is not targeted at any particular persons or groups.
“It is rather in line with the move to recover the master plan of Onitsha and other cities in the state that have been serially abused and turned to slums”.
The government assures builders and developers on appropriate sites to go about their normal businesses without fear of molestation.
