By: Valentine Adese (JP),
You would recall that, REALITY had published an investigative report on Crispan Hotel, which was recently commissioned in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, by the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, in which the report clearly showed that, the Hotel was not the property of the State Governor nor are there indications that he has a share in the business of the Hotel.
It was also stated as a frank view in the earlier report that, Crispan Hotel in Rayfield, Plateau State is a classic and a direct replica of standard Hotels that can be found in any other cities like, Lagos, Port-Harcourt or the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
The Hotel, from all known perspectives, has all the known first class facilities that would make a customer “feel at home, out of home”. Accompanied by the level of service delivery by the Hotel’s recruited professional staff, words alone, according to REALITY’s earlier report, “cannot express the pleasure within”.
The Conference Halls in the Hotel and the space it has to accommodate huge numbers of cars also brings to mind, more of tourist attraction need for the state.
The projected huge capital outlay for the project on the other hand has attracted more of finger pointing in order to detect its rightful owner and that is where the name of the incumbent Governor is constantly mentioned.
Many have however, opined that, no other person than the class of a Minister, Governor or a Military General (serving or retired) would own Crispan Hotel.
However, with further investigative industry put into the matter, REALITY has been confronted with more refined facts.
For reasons of insecurity and high level of kidnappings in the country, this report would not mention names like in the earlier report.
First, it is gathered that, the owner of the Hotel in question is an elderly man of over 70 years of age, who has been toiling for success all through his life and Crispan Hotel, Jos, now becoming a major turning point.
Secondly, he has no partner in the business as the business, which is still a “Work-In-Progress” from starting to its present state are his sole efforts, those of his immediate family and close aides.
Contrary to earlier report, the land on which the Hotel is sited was bought by one of the sons of the owner for him, while he was in India on health grounds.
REALITY gathered that, the Indian trip made by the owner, was his first journey out of Nigerian soil and so, he has no dollars or pounds starched anywhere, apart from his savings in Naira, which he invested in developing the edifice now Crispan Hotel, Jos.
The owner, the buyer’s father, only Okayed the land deal, when he found out that, the land would fit into his future plans. One of which is Crispan Hotel, and he had to obtain a loan from a Bank to settle the purchase.
REALITY gathered that, in the course of developing the Land, the owner of Crispan Hotel Jos, allegedly suffered several financial losses caused by those he has allegedly trusted.
Some of the structures, apart from been inadequately raised or erected based on expected and specified designs and fittings, the advances made by the owner seem to have became irretrievable of late.
More also, REALITY investigation showed that, the Swimming Pool in the Hotel is currently being handled by a new contractor, after a major lose of hope of recovering the alleged earlier advance made for it.
On the Three (3) brothers that REALITY reported to have handled the Hotel project, new facts indicates that, the issue of lack of trust crept in and so, the owner had to terminate their engagement and brought in new contractors, who have been handling the project to date.
You would recall that, in the earlier published investigation by REALITY, it revealed that, most visitors to the Hotel lately, only come to see and then package their disappointments, displeasures and insults on Governor Lalong.
Many have also question what value the business (Hotel) is adding to the masses in the state and the country at large, if actually it is owned by the state Governor.
The climax of these suspicions and assumptions came with the Constitutional Review Exercise recently conducted by members of the Upper/Lower Chambers of the National Assembly at the Hotel.
For a fact, the exercise attracted the, “who- is- who” on the Plateau, among several others across the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state and then, the rumour began to fly.
This caused REALITY, to dive deeper into investigating the untold stories surrounding “Crispan Hotel”.
READ THE EARLIER REPORT BELOW:-
CRISPAN HOTEL: THE WRONG ASSUMPTIONS AND LIES AGAINST GOV. LALONG OF PLATEAU STATE—INVESTIGATION
By: Valentine Adese (JP),
From a frank view, Crispan Hotel in Rayfield, Plateau State is a classic and a direct replica of standard Hotels that can be found in any other cities like, Lagos, Port-Harcourt or the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
The Hotel has all the known first class facilities that would make a customer “feel at home, out of home”, and accompanied by the level of service delivery by the Hotel’s recruited professional staff, words cannot express the pleasure.
The Conference Halls in the Hotel and the space it has to accommodate huge numbers of cars, brings to mind, more of tourist attraction to the state.
The projected huge capital outlay for the project on the other hand, has attracted more of finger pointing to detect its rightful owner.
Many are of the opinion that, no other person than the class of a Minister, Governor or a Military General (serving or retired) would own Crispan Hotel.
Others are of the opinion that, no other person than the Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, would own such edifice and business, especially, with the economic and financial challenges been faced in the state and the country at large.
Investigation by REALITY reveals that, most visitors to the Hotel lately, only come to see and then package their disappointments, displeasures and insults on Governor Lalong.
Many have also question what value the business (Hotel) is adding to the masses in the state and the country at large, if actually it is owned by the state Governor.
The climax of these suspicions and assumptions came with the Constitutional Review Exercise recently conducted by members of the upper Chambers of the National Assembly at the Hotel.
For a fact, the exercise attracted the, “who- is- who” on the Plateau, among several others across the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state and then, the rumour began to fly.
This caused REALITY, to dive deeper into investigating the untold stories surrounding “Crispan Hotel”.
However, for the level of insecurity and kidnappings in the state and the country at large, this paper has decided to keep away names from this publication.
The investigation reveals that:
- The huge land space, on which the Hotel is built, was bought or acquired by the owner of Crispan Hotel, over Four years ago from its owner.
- The land was bought below, Five Hundred Million Naira (Documents Available).
- The Hotel was contracted to, designed and built by Three (3) blood brothers. One is an Architect. The second, a trained Engineer and the third, a bricks builder (Blocks) and dealer on building materials.
- The Three of them have built houses for several top personalities in the country. REALITY can authoritatively state.
- The owner of Crispan, is rich in Dollars, Pounds and Naira, to the tune of Billions and that, this Hotel in Plateau State, Rayfield, is one among the Seven (7) Crispan Hotels he has across the country of such standard, excluding abroad.
- Treasure INN, which is now enveloped in the new structure, was bought with close to N250 Million some years ago from its owner, Jossy, years back.
- The Hotel is adding value to the state, looking at its staff strength and the attraction of visitors it is currently pulling.
- The Hotel is estimated to have cost close to N2.1 Billion at the state it is right now.
- MORE DETAILS TO COME….!
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