Rivers
State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has accepted the offer of the State
Commissioner for Urban Development and Physical Planning, Dr Reason Onya
to step aside for a comprehensive investigation into the collapse of
the 7-Storey building in Port Harcourt last GFriday November
23rd. Disclosing this to news men, the state Commissioner for
Information and Communication, Barrister Emma Okah, said that the
resolution was to ensure unfettered investigations.He said that the
investigation into the Collapse of the 7-Storey building will be carried
out by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry to be established by the
Rivers State GovernmentThe Information and Communication Commissioner
noted that the Rivers State Governor commiserated with the families that
have lost their loved ones and directed that adequate care be extended
to all those rescued alive.He noted that the State Government will
continue with the ongoing rescue mission at the site of the collapsed
7-storey building.Meawhile one more corpse of one of the victims trapped
in the building was recovered yesterday. Many others including a
pregnant woman that sells African salad aka Abacha to the construction
workers, are still trapped in the building.Family members of those still
trapped in the rubble plan to hold a protest march in the state later
today. They have accused the rescue team put up by the state of
negligence and slow pace to the rescue operation. Building collapse: Rivers state Commissioner for Urban and Physical planning steps aside for comprehensive investigation as one more body is removed from rubble
Rivers
State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has accepted the offer of the State
Commissioner for Urban Development and Physical Planning, Dr Reason Onya
to step aside for a comprehensive investigation into the collapse of
the 7-Storey building in Port Harcourt last GFriday November
23rd. Disclosing this to news men, the state Commissioner for
Information and Communication, Barrister Emma Okah, said that the
resolution was to ensure unfettered investigations.He said that the
investigation into the Collapse of the 7-Storey building will be carried
out by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry to be established by the
Rivers State GovernmentThe Information and Communication Commissioner
noted that the Rivers State Governor commiserated with the families that
have lost their loved ones and directed that adequate care be extended
to all those rescued alive.He noted that the State Government will
continue with the ongoing rescue mission at the site of the collapsed
7-storey building.Meawhile one more corpse of one of the victims trapped
in the building was recovered yesterday. Many others including a
pregnant woman that sells African salad aka Abacha to the construction
workers, are still trapped in the building.Family members of those still
trapped in the rubble plan to hold a protest march in the state later
today. They have accused the rescue team put up by the state of
negligence and slow pace to the rescue operation. 
