Cyberbaze: All this things you people are talking is nonsense, why should there be railway on someone's building?, that is my own concern. Why didn't they demolished the building before constructing the railway? Or is someone not living in the building?

apasico: This Picture is totally fake, some areas were cut off from the picture. That rain can't move. This is the real pic. Amaechi is fighting a media war.

Highvotage: I wonder why people always hate with passion becuase of political afliation,
Those of us that were condermin Rotimi now, have we forget so soon that he started this project as a PDP governor? why is it that if anyone is under unmbrella we did not see any wrong in him or whateva he does?
Hmmmm! gradually, we are pushing this great nation to a shore of backwardness with our folish political sentiment.

apasico: Standards organization of Nigeria (SON) call Rivers Monorail a DEATH TRAP


Standards organization of Nigeria (SON) ask Nigerians to steer clear of the Rivers monorail, calls it a death trap: Arcus Gibb a technical partner to Mega Star technical & construction company for the Rivers monorail project has written to the Rivers State government and the Standards Organization of Nigeria, stating the danger of mounting train coaches when structural and civil work are barely 30% complete and power not in sight. Engineer Clive Arries, Project Manager civil Engineering & Transport of Arcus Gibb-South Africa, informed SON, that installation of coaches midway is a violation of global practice. That a stationary train on a track beam will exert shear forces on the columns and the foundation; which will adversely affect and reduce the 50 years designed life span of the foundation of the columns. 
Engineer Clive, in his statement commended the revamping of the railways by the federal government. But he however, expressed worry over the impact the vibrations from the Federal government train will have on the integrity of the foundation of the columns of the Rivers monorail, giving that the two rails are closely connected. Engr. Clive also informed SON that the design of the foundation of the columns of the monorail didn't consider the impact, the vibrations of the Federal government train will have on the foundation of the columns, because Rivers State government thought the railways will never work again, at least not in the next 50 years. However, Engr. Clive restated his earlier resolve to the Governor to dismantle the coaches to avoid endangering the lives of Nigerians in the future. Engr. Clive also advised the Governor, that governance is a continuous and the next government will continue from where he stopped. He said, it will be wrong to attempt to save face at the detriment of people's lives. "This practice is wrong and Arcus Gibb as technical partners to the monorail project are not part of it" In response to Engr. Clive's warnings, Dr. Joseph Ikem; the Director-General of (SON), has asked the Rivers State government to dismantle the coaches immediately. Following the instruction from the Director-General of SON for the coaches to be dismantled, the Rivers State government through the commissioner for transport, has halted the scheduled tour on Wednesday and pleads with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria to be patient with the government, that they are not unaware of the danger the installation of the coaches will pose. But that the installation is temporary and simply to give the project a facelift and avoid the payment of further demurrage at the Onne port. " We will dismantle the coaches when we get a more convenient place to stack the coaches, please bear with us " the Commissioner pleaded

175:

You be confirm Akpa Amu!

But wishing me early death speaks much about ur hate, and absolute witdrawal from reality!

Are you the giver or taker of life? The very reasons people like you (APC e-rats) should be ignored cos you are delusional and bloody pigs!

tpia1:


Are you from aluu?

VIPERVENOM: yeah. The problem is dat ppl like you are not fit soldiers in the media war. There's a big difference between the OP's pic and yours

apasico: If u have eyes, u will see that it is the same picture. One was taken far away and the other was taken so close and codedly, just to deceieve people.

They would take it full so people will see the length or bigger picture of the project or they woud have taken different angles of the project.

I believe you are not in pH, I would have asked u to visit and see for yourself and not to stay in ur state and conclude.

VIPERVENOM: i'm not sayin they are different pictures. Look at the buildin in the two pictures and you'd see the colour. One has a fence while one doesn't. Its shows one was taken way earlier than the other. And i stay in ph but not at that area though i've passed thru there before

dexpee4life: pls lets leave politics aside. If you have been in Port Harcourt,
you will see that the so called monorail gulped so so so many
hundreds of billions and that it is of no benefit to the bad traffic
suituation in the state. It begins at a point where you have to
trek for about 10 minutes from the popular Lagos bus stop to
board and ends at a place where you will still re-pay another
#50 to continue your jouney to either Mile One or Emeneke,
whereas a bus or cab would take you at that rate for longer
distance. Its completely useless for transport except you tag it
a tourist attraction

Forwetinnah:

"Trains?" Which trains? I don't think you live in PH cause If you do, the cost of executing this failed project and the short distance it covers will annoy the crap out of you .This is one of the many reasons Ameachi started having problems in Rivers State...dude doesn't listen at all especially after sniffing his white!!

remsonik: Thunder fire ameachi over and over again. A 3km monorail constructed with 50 billion naira of tax payers money.
Mtcheeewww

remsonik: Thunder fire ameachi over and over again. A 3km monorail constructed with 50 billion naira of tax payers money.
Mtcheeewww

299: Oga shut up already cos you seem drunk this morning. If you really stay in ph, you should go there and have a look. The project has been a monumental failure!!

Nnamdipaul: Governor Rotimi Amaechi is working...

What's your view??

Kenswag: Wow, nice development, this will somehow ease traffic, this governor always has people oriented projects at hearts, and wants a better rivers state, though some people hate him based on the fact he isn't supporting president GEJ,but he is working.

awodman:
For over 7 years he has been in govt we have been relaxing..when will our wait end?...So he can't build more than 3Km in 7 years?

cyril10:

One useless monorail at the expense of soooo many bad roads in PH.

aguiyi: Test run from were to were pls, I just returned from station road and still wondering why I will join a train from UTC and highlight at Lagos bus stop.

Time when I go take climb up go enter the monorail don reach taxi to carry me reach and come back.


How will that train pass mile 1 flyover, how will it pass CFC, Garrison and others or is it ikwerre road that it will pass to greater port harcourt.

If so, why is Amaechi not completing the demolition and payment of necessary compensation if he want the next gov to complete this project or he is using that as an escape route to apportion blame when he finally leaves office

VIPERVENOM: yeah. The problem is dat ppl like you are not fit soldiers in the media war. There's a big difference between the OP's pic and yours

remsonik: Thunder fire ameachi over and over again. A 3km monorail constructed with 50 billion naira of tax payers money.
Mtcheeewww

Mee234:
The only difference is the focus of the camera. Look well, na de same site. Ameachi dey do yahoo yahoo with dis thing

obailala: www.nairaland.com/attachments/1568752_img_1259037129309_jpeg_jpegcda483382e018fd91c41a82bdaebcbac

Chaiii... Chaiii..

This is wicked... anyway I don't blame Amaechi, rather I blame the Op of this thread. Amaechi never said the project was completed. This thread is the handwork of one of these shameless online political pawns trying to deceive the public with hope that they could receive some pittance from politicians..

aguiyi: Test run from were to were pls, I just returned from station road and still wondering why I will join a train from UTC and highlight at Lagos bus stop.

Time when I go take climb up go enter the monorail don reach taxi to carry me reach and come back.


How will that train pass mile 1 flyover, how will it pass CFC, Garrison and others or is it ikwerre road that it will pass to greater port harcourt.

If so, why is Amaechi not completing the demolition and payment of necessary compensation if he want the next gov to complete this project or he is using that as an escape route to apportion blame when he finally leaves office

boujaye: nonsense, tell me what is the benefit of this project to the people, where is the terminal point of the mono rail? I live in ph, i pass from Station bus stop to Aba road every day, the Mono rail project starts from Station bus stop and ends up in Leventis UTC (just about 2 km drive) what rubbish and a waste of public fund!

ibietela2:

sorry, i know it as UTC

rolchi:

Yes, I agree ... Leventis is still way up along Aba Road.

But this Monorail James Bond Movie sha...Na only God go judge. Simple civilians like us who are not contractors or politicians, we just wonder at such monumental waste of public funds. When I remember the number of concrete CFA piles driven into the ground and the cost of a singular pillar (being into construction myself), my heart aches. Problem is Amaechi doesn't see it as failure. He still uses it as a political gain. If only he listen to sound economic advise, Rivers State for now does not need a monorail in any location. What is needed is good road connections and then at best, light rail. If had done Rumuokoro, expanded Rumuola as a minimum, in fact....I will follow him till Fourth Term in any elective position he wants to go.

Teh problem is that his administration still flag it as one of the projects delivered to the people. If you live in PHC and you know that place, you will cry.

Oh I weep...I just cry