The owner of Prudent Hotel demolished by the Rivers State Government , Promise Gogorodari, has denied violating any law to warrant the demolition of his structure.
Gogorodari told our correspondent in a telephone interview that he built the hotel to take people off the streets.
He said the state government should have carried out proper investigation before demolishing his hotel .
He explained that apart from employment to other persons, the hotel , he had been able to help his family and other relatives.
The Lagos -based hotelier said that the demolition of two hotels would be a setback to the state in terms of investment, adding that the development was not good for investors in the state .
“ I am based in Lagos , but I am not in a right frame of mind to speak now . There is nobody who will not feel bad about this . It is a hotel that I built for the past seven years. The demolition of hotels is a setback to the state in terms of investment.
“ That was an investment that was taking care of my family and relatives and people around me . There was no fair hearing before the demolition took place . With this , many people are out of job.
“ I did not violate any order . The government was supposed to do some investigations before dothat .
And if they found me wanting, then another procedure should be followed ; not demolishing a structure like that.
“ Definitely , this will affect investors . I invested in the business so that I can take some people off the street , but all government is doing is to demolishing it without a proper investigation ,” Gogorodari said.
