Exco Meeting

The Rivers State Government is to expend Nine Billion Naira for its Rural
Electrification project.

This was the outcome of the state executive council meeting at government
house in Port Harcourt.

Briefing government house correspondents shortly after the weekly meeting,
power commissioner Augustine Wokocha said council also directed the
ministry of finance to release two point seven billion naira representing
thirty percent of the total value for the commencement of the project.

According to him, the ministry of power is to immediately kick-start the
first phase of the project, taking one community at a time to ensure
proper monitoring and coordination.

He pointed out that council called on rivers indigenes and residents of
Port Harcourt and its environs to embrace the ‘RIV-green project”
initiated by government by planting grasses and flowers around their
immediate environment.

The executive council also approved the establishment of a plastic
recycling plant in the state in partnership with the federal government
and directed the commissioner for lands and survey to make land available.

Mr. Wokocha said the project, when completed will create employment for
the people of the State.

  Constituency Project

The Rivers State House of Assembly has reaffirmed its commitment to

support the executive arm in its development initiatives.

Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tonye harry disclosed this while inaugurating projects
nominated by the lawmaker representing Ahoada east constituency one, Hon.
Ewo Nname.

Hon.  Harry commended the lawmaker for ensuring that the contractor
carries out the job according to specifications and charged other members
to borrow a leaf from hon. Nname.

The speaker who described Hon. Nname as a dependable member who has
nominated several projects for his people, donated five motorcycles and
two million naira to complement the lawmaker’s effort.

Chairman of the occasion, Chief Godpower Ake, represented by the PDP Vice
Chairman, rivers west senatorial district, prince Agbolise Agboko lauded
the legislator for delivery the dividends of democracy to the people,
particularly the electrification project at Odiemudie community.

His majesty, the Eze Ekpeye Logbo, Eze Robinson O. Robinson said he was
proud to be associated with the projects, describing them as the first of
its kind and called on the people of Ahoada East Constituency One to
support Hon. Nname to enable him do more.

Responding, hon. Ewo Nname remarked that as a student of development, he
believes that the essence of representation is to impact meaningfully on
the people.

He challenged youths aspiring to be leaders of tomorrow to ensure that the
people’s interest comes first.

Projects commissioned include; the electrification project at Odiemudie
community, construction of ultra-modern civic centre at Ula-Ehuda and
donation of forty motorcycles as empowerment tools to constituents.

Highlight of the event was the presentation of an eagle to the lawmaker by
his constituents as a symbol of adequate representation.

 BIS-BNC/Amaechi

Members of the Nigerian-United States Bi-National commission have
described the focused leadership of governor Chibuike Amaechi as inspiring
and representative of the achievement of future goals of the country.

Leader of the delegation and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Dr. Martins Uhomoibhi stated this after being conducted round some
projects embarked upon by the state government during their visit to the
State.

Dr. Uhomoibhi said the vision of the state government for rivers youths is
encouraging as it addresses the muilti-dimensional challenges they face
and urged other state governments to emulate as well as replicate what the
rivers state government is doing particularly in the education sector.

The federal permanent secretary commended governor Amaechi for restoring
peace in the State, adding that their visit has given them first hand
knowledge of goings on in the State.

Conducting the delegation round some projects executed by the present
administration, Governor Chibuike Amaechi explained that the mono-rail
project would cover twenty-one kilometres in the first phase, while the
Azikwe road under construction has been expanded to a dual carriage way
with sub- surface drains that would be desilted by submersible equipment.

The state chief executive also conducted the group round the Rainbow
Housing Estate and Trans-Amadi gas turbine station where he pointed out
that only fifty megawatts out of the one hundred megawatts generated has
been evacuated by the power holding company (PHCN)

At the model secondary school Ebubu in Eleme Local Government Area,
Govenor Amaechi said the school would accommodate one thousand students
with two students per room, and teachers’ quarters for the accommodation
needs of teachers on campus.

The Govenor also conducted the group round the Elekahia model primary
school and the primary health centre where he disclosed that one hundred
out of the one hundred and sixty health centres have been completed.

The delegation had earlier paid a courtesy visit on Governor Amaechi at
Government House Port Harcourt.


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