Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has described as unfortunate the fire incident that razed a section of the State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt on Monday evening.
DAILY POST reports that fire gutted a section of the Rivers State Government Secretariat situated in Port Harcourt.
The affected area, which serves as a creche for the babies of civil servants, was partly destroyed by the blaze.
Visiting to assess the level of damage at the destroyed site on Tuesday, Fubara promised to renovate the affected area.
He was received at the Secretariat Complex by civil servants, the Head of Service, and some Permanent Secretaries.
Addressing newsmen after the inspection, Governor Fubara expressed gratitude to God that no life was lost, noting that the damage was restricted to a small section of the building.
“I came here this morning to see for myself what happened yesterday. It’s really unfortunate, but we give God all the glory that no life was lost and the damage was only in one section,” he said.
The governor explained that the incident would serve as a wake-up call to fast-track the planned renovation and refurbishing of the Secretariat Complex, which has been under consideration by his administration.
“We’ve been talking about the renovation of our foremost secretariat. With this particular incident, there should be no further delay. Whatever is required by this government to commence that process, we will immediately swing into action,” he assured.
Quite unfortunate’ – Fubara on razed section of State Secretariat, promises renovation