OKPOKO BUILDING COLLAPSE: ANAMBRA COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS ILLEGAL STRUCTURE, ORDERS DEMOLITION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
Okpoko Building Collapse: Ojukwu Condemns Illegal Structure, Orders Demolition By Chukwuka Ugokwe The Anambra State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bar. Chijioke Ojukwu, has on Oct 8, described the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, as unfortunate. The incident, which occurred in the Anata Anaba area of the town, claimed the lives of a middle-aged woman and her 14-year-old daughter, amid allegations that warnings about the safety of the building had been ignored. The victims, identified as Happiness Ugoagu and her daughter, Chikaima, were reportedly asleep in their bedroom when the building collapsed onto their residence. Ojukwu, who visited the scene alongside officials of the ministry, alleged that substandard materials had been used in the construction. He also disclosed that a stop-work notice had previously been served on the building. Describing the structure as illegal, ...
Today thursday,the Democratic Republic of Congo's government accused Catholic Bishops of pandering to foreign influence after they issued an open letter opposing a possible constitutional revision to let President Joseph Kabila seek a third term.The letter was issued on sunday by the National Episcopal Conference of Congo during a visit to the Vatican.The letter states the current rules limiting leaders to two terms underpinned the country's stability by ensuring a balance of power.The opposition,which includes some former rebels,has suggested that an attempt to hold on to power by the president would lead to protests.President Kabila has not announced any plans to stand again,but a number of his supporters have made public appeals for him to change the constitution before his second term expires in 2016.Spokesman for the Congolese Government Lambert Mende said ''To judge by the place chosen by the Congolese Bishops to sign and release their letter,it is clear that once again the major actors in the history of our country wanted to please agents of foreign influence''.
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