Capital Hotels Plc has disclosed that the company has temporary shutdown Sheraton Abuja Hotel, amid majority stake acquisition by 22 Hospitality Limited, and disagreement with its facility manager, Marriott International.
In a corporate document shared with shareholders and the investing public, on Thursday, Capital Hotels said some breaches had been discovered by Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPD) and the FCT Fire Services.
The discovery was made during inspection and reinspection of the Sheraton Abuja Hotel, resulting to the company taking the action to lockdown the luxury hotel.
This was done by the board of Capital Hotels to avoid forceful shutdown by the government agencies, as Sheraton Abuja Hotel had been served notification letters.
“Capital Hotels Plc (the Company) hereby informs its Shareholders and other Stakeholders that following the inspection and reinspection of the Sheraton Abuja Hotel (Hotel) by Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPD) and the FCT Fire Services during which several breaches were detected, the Board of the Company unanimously RESOLVED that in view of the letters served on the Hotel on the Sheraton Abuja Hotel (Hotel) by AEPD the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPD) and the FCT Fire Services dated 21 September 2022 respectively, and in order to address the issues raised in the two letters by the agencies of government, (to avert the imminent scandal of a forceful closure of the Hotel with its attendant negative publicity), the Hotel has been shut down to remedy the breaches”, the document reads.
