The Edo State Government has sealed Eterno Hotel, a hospitality facility located in the Government Reservation Area (GRA), Benin City, the state capital.
Eterno Hotel is owned by the Director-General of Asue/Ogie Campaign Council, and former Edo State Commissioner, Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Hon. Matthew Iduoyekemhen.The action was carried out by the Edo State Development and Building Control Agency (ESDBCA), as evidenced by an official inscription bearing the code 29.425 ESDBCA placed at the hotel premises.
The agency is charged with ensuring compliance with state regulations on planning, development, and building control.
The reason for sealing the hotel owned by Mathew Iduoyekemhen, was not formally disclosed by the agency as of press time.Speaking on the issue, Hon. Matthew Iduoyekemhen expressed dismay over the government’s action.
According to him, “I don’t know why a state would want to destroy an indigene’s investment. I don’t know whether it is politics they are playing…Last time they revoked the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of the land.
“I saw it in the papers. This one they are doing now, I don’t know…”
