Governor of Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike has ordered the demolition of buildings in GRA Phase 5 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State including Daar Communications, owners of AIT/Raypower television and radio stations.
This follows after the governor issued a 48-hour quit notice to owners of the building already earmarked for a project in the state reasons being that the building housing the facilities of the media outfit at the Ozuoba area of Port Harcourt is among the structures that may hinder the progress of the said project by Wike’s administration if not removed.
In that regard, the State Government issued an ultimatum in a quit notice signed by Permanent Secretary of the Rivers Ministry of Works Government, Ebere Dennis Emenike. 
The notice dated Tuesday, March 21 read: “Following the imminent commencement of GRA Phase 5 project the structures are impacting on the Right Of Way have been earmarked for demolition, including your own.Consequently, you are by this notice requested to remove Structures within 48 hours to allow for speedy progress of work”
In response to the notice,the Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is said to have appealed to the Government to drop its plan to demolish the structure housing facilities of the AIT/Raypower media outfit.
This is contained in a press statement jointly signed by Stanley Job Stanley and Ike Wigodo, the chairman and secretary of the NUJ in the state, respectively.While acknowledging that the land on which the building housing AIT television and Raypower radio station was built has been a subject of dispute between the Rivers State Government and Daar Communication Plc for some time now, NUJ appealed to Governor Wike’s government to review its position on the land dispute and drop its plan to demolish and take over the AIT property.
The council however urged the state government to open a negotiation channel with the media organisation for a peaceful resolution.
