Charles Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, has confirmed that he gave the order for the popular pastor Chukwuemeka Odumeje’s church to be demolished.
Gov. Soludo claimed in a press release issued on his behalf by his chief press secretary, Christian Aburime, that Odumeje’s church and other structures slated for demolition disobeyed a government order to remove an illegitimate structure erected on a waterway.
Press release: Anambra State Government starts tearing down illegal buildings in Fegge states;
“The Anambra state government has started demolishing such structures following the expiration of the more than two-week notice beginning in April 2022 served on developers and building owners who built several illegal structures along the waterway in Fegge and environs within Onitsha.
The joint government task force carrying out the exercise started it off on Bida Road by Modebe Avenue in Fegge Onitsha.
The structures that are impacted include stores, perimeter fences, and Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministries.
The structures were marked since April, 2022 and all developers and building owners were served notice to remove such illegal structures”
