Anambra debunks report of collapsed structure at new Government House

The Anambra State Government has dismissed arsenic mendacious and misleading reports alleging that a operation wrong the caller Government House collapsed pursuing a dense rainstorm connected Thursday, April 9, 2026.

In a connection issued connected Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Christian Aburime, the authorities described the reports arsenic “mischievous” and intended to misinform the public.

Aburime clarified that nary operation wrong the Government House premises was affected by the storm.

He explained that what was impacted were “a fewer partitions of the barricade barriers” located extracurricular the Government House, astir 20 metres distant from the perimeter fence.

According to him, the harm was caused by beardown winds and thunderstorms that affected respective parts of the state, noting that backstage properties were besides impacted during the incident.

The connection further disclosed that the Anambra Capital Territory Development Authority had mobilised to the tract and commenced reconstruction work.

It added that further engineering measures, including improved spacing to let for the escaped travel of dense winds, would beryllium introduc...