About 2000 students who were
participating in a competition escaped a
fatal fate at the collapse of a stadium which
their games were supposed to be held.
The indoor sport hall of the U.J Usuene
Stadium has collapsed after a torrential
rainfall hits Calabar on Friday.
The part of the stadium was under
construction for over two years and the
contract was awarded by Former Governor
Liyel Imoke to Uzuola Giwa-Amu. A
contractor who absconded with nothing
less than 2.5 Billion Naira.
Pictures released by the Director General of
Sport Commission, Orok Duke, shows that
the whole structure built to house at least
50 thousand people has only 8mm rods in
the pillars and deckings platforms.
The structure which collapsed this
afternoon, happened at a time when the
children competition taking place in the
stadium was suspended to observe the
Easter Holiday. According to Orok Duke,
more than 2000 children would have been
crushed to death.
The shady side of the story is that
Governor Ben Ayade is aware of the
dubious contract and how it was a drain
pipe project of the Liyel Imoke
admimistration, but has refused to order
an investigation into it.
NEMA has called the State after hearing the
sad development, but were relieved to note
that no life was lost in the collapsed
building.
I will be looking into a legal suit against the
Cross River State government for
remaining quiet over this dangerous
project. I will be suing the State
government of gross negligence, abuse of
public trust, and lack of political will to
order an investigation into this scam and
to bring the contractor to book. I will be
petitioning the contractor to the EFCC to
return all monies dubiously gained through
this contract.
A little investigation has revealed that the
said contractor is now living a multi
billionaire splendid lifestyles in Ghana and
UK were he bought choicest buildings
against the well being of Cross Riverians.
Alabatvnews.
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