Sudden Disappearance Of Constructed Pavilion, Gates, Other Items At Proposed Palace Site Provoked Concerns

Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba

These days are not best of days for so many active Asaba citizens, especially, those concerned with actualization of a proposed palace for the town's royal father.

It will be recalled that some years ago, the apex leadership of Asaba Development Union (A.D.U) came up with an idea to plan, design and construct a befitting palace for the town's royal father.

The plan behind the project was to have a permanent palace that will house the royal family, with other facilities within the compound, an Asaba community own and driven project.

The town union reached out to her citizens for support to commence the project, which received same attention but for some concerns and issues, the project witnessed some stagnation, but recently, some strange happening took place at the construction site, which left behind too many unanswered questions.

The town woke up one day recently to find out that some yet to be identified persons had pulled down and removed from the construction site, two pavilions (a Large and small one, at more than 65% completion rate), with aluminum roofing sheets, an existing iron gates, pillar works and other  iron fittings, were both dismantled and  removed from the construction site.

In all these, the most painful part is the wanton dismantling and total removal of the security gate, some previously constructed block works.

Why in the name of or under any guise, should anyone or group of persons deface without fear, a town wide project, one supported with kind donations from sons and daughters of the land both at home and abroad. 

Many in the town, who contributed toward the project had raised concerns about the recent development, question on the lips of many is why will somebody be so heartless as to retrogress the town's progress.

Should the town through the leadership of her town union not be informed about such removal?

What happened at the proposed palace site is a huge slap on the love Asaba Children had demonstrated in the recent years.

Who removed those items from the construction site does not have interest of the town at heart, such person does not want a progressive image of the town, many concerned Ndi-Asaba shared with our reporter.

Asaba Post News Wire ONLINE is still committed at seeking out who and why such ill was thrown at Asaba people.

From the attached photos, one can see from the first photo, the previously constructed pavilions at the proposed palace site, other photo show how the gates were cut off from the fence, and how the construction site is now with the disappeared previously constructed structures.