The Abia State Government has reportedly sealed the campaign office of the Renewed Hope Partners (RHP), a prominent support group for President Bola Tinubu, located in Umuahia, the state capital.
The Renewed Hope Partners is recognized as the campaign structure promoted across the South East zone by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu.
According to Vanguard newspaper, an official of the RHP, who requested anonymity, arrived at the office on Ojike Street, Umuahia, to find it sealed without any prior warning.
Information posted on the walls at the office entrance by the Ministry of Lands and Housing cited a contravention of the state’s tax law as the reason for the enforcement action.
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The official statement pasted at the entrance read: “Ministry of Lands and Housing. This property is in contravention of Sections 41 and 100 of the Abia State Tax Law (Codification and Consolidation), Law No. 7 of 2020. And it’s here by sealed.
The Ministry issued a stern warning against anyone attempting to interfere with the enforcement: “Any person, including the owner/ occupier, neighbour(s) or passer(s) by, who attempts to unseal this building is in contravention of the Abia State tax law No.7 of 2020. Be warned. Keep off,” it read.
As of the time of filing this report, attempts to reach the phone numbers listed on the document posted by the Ministry of Lands and Housing were unsuccessful.