The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has vowed to sue Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike over the demolition of Prodest Hotel, Eleme for allegedly violating COVID-19-induced lockdown protocols.
The rights group disclosed this in a terse statement shared on its social media platforms on Sunday.
The Herald gathered that the hotel as well as Etemeteh Hotel, Onne were demolished on the governor’s order on Sunday. Wike personally supervised the demolition.
But in its statement, SERAP said the governor’s action contravened Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
The rights group advised the governor against hiding under the guise of enforcing COVID-19 regulations to perpetrate human rights violations.
The statement read, “We condemn the reported demolition of Prodest Hotel by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.
“Using COVID-19 to perpetrate human rights violations is executive rascality and Mr Wike must stop this now.
“The demolition of Prodest Hotel is forced evictions and in violation of article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other human rights treaties to which Nigeria is a state party.
“We are taking legal action to hold him and his government to account for illegal actions,” SERAP statement read.
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