Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has cancelled the revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of Ogeyi Place Le Meridien, one of sprawling five star hotels in Port Harcourt.
The Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), which the property was sitting on, was revoked by the former Governor Nyesom Wike of the immediate past administration for reasons that government wants to use the space for the reasons not properly explained and under controversial circumstances.
Our correspondent reports that the Hotel is owned by former Military Governor of Rivers State, General Anthony Stephen Ukpo, rtd.
From the document sighted online, the Governor of Rivers State, Fubara cancelled the revocation order on June 6, 2024 in exercise of his constitutional powers.
The property, owned by former military Governor of Rivers State, (now late) Brig-General Anthony Stephen Ukpo, (Ogeyi Place Le Meridian) Hotels Limited, is located at Plot 319, GRA Phase II, Port Harcourt.
It would be recalled that at time the C of O of the hotel was revoked, private investors and owners of hospitality businesses in Rivers were rattled, particularly because no cogent official explanations were given.
