By Tonye Francis
Friday was a sad day for occupants of a twin structure of 12 flats on Akassa street in the Golf Course Extension Layout, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Rivers State Government in the morning commenced demolition of the
property owned by the Bayelsa State Government and barred media coverage of the demolition of the building that serves as the official residence for workers of the Bayelsa Liaison Office in Port Harcourt.
The twin structure of 12 flats occupies Plots 34 & 35 (No 5 Akassa Street) and Plot 37 (No 9 Akassa Street ) in the Golf Course Extension Layout, Port Harcourt.
The demolition squad of the Rivers Government which moved into the property with armed security operatives Friday began knocking down the buildings, following the expiration of a 14-day eviction notice and intent to demolish on claims that they constitute a nuisance and unbefitting for the urban renewal focus of the government.
Pastor Isaac Board, one of the evicted occupants who had moved out the day before, lamented: “I have no place to stay as I speak to you. I and my family slept in the corridor of a friend’s place last night. We are workers with the Bayelsa State, so let the government come to our aid by giving us a place to stay.
The Administrative Officer at the Bayelsa Liaison office in Port Harcourt, Woseebimu Frank-Oputu said, “It was my pastor that came with a truck to carry my property. I and my family are putting up in the church.
