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As discussions over the Abia new Government House rages, Governor Alex Otti led government says it has concluded plans to convert the newly built Government House at Ogurube Layout, Umuahia, into a five-star hotel, insisting it is “uninhabitable.”
Southeastposts reports that this was revealed by the State Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, during a press tour of the facility on Wednesday.
The Information boss who described the building commissioned by the previous administration as lacking the basic features required for use as a Government House, added that it was unsafe for occupation.
Okey Kanu hinted that the Governor Alex Otti-led administration has initiated plans to construct a new and befitting government house on the site of the former official residence.
In his words, “The structure at Ogurube Layout will be converted to a five-star hotel. Governor Otti is a responsible leader who will not allow state resources to be wasted.
“This place appears uninhabitable. There are no wardrobes anywhere. Most of what we saw were just empty halls. Did anybody see any wardrobe on any of the floors? There were none. So this place was never meant, from the outset, to be a residential house,” the Commissioner said.
Kanu who questioned the rationale behind the structure’s design. said, “One begins to wonder what the designers of this so-called Government House had in mind. How could anyone expect a governor to reside in such a place?”
Okey Kanu further stressed that the structure was far from complete, aligning with Governor Otti’s earlier remarks.
Continuing, “Only the first floor appears to have been finished. The rest of the building remains incomplete. A lot of areas are not even plastered, and the elevator was never installed. The whole place looks unsafe. If anyone missteps in certain parts, they could fall through to their death.”
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