Cross River State wednesday recorded another remarkable achievement following the maiden ride of its ultra-modern monorail which took off from the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort to the Calabar International Convention Centre (CICC) at the Summit Hills and back to Tinapa.

This feat is one in a series of pioneering achievements which the state is known for.
The Donald Duke’s administration was the first to introduce a cable car in Nigeria, and the longest in Africa, just as it was the first to launch a canopy walkway in Nigeria.

On board the maiden ride was the state Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, Managing Director, Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Ahmed Kuru and its top management staff, among others.

The premier monorail is designed as a transit for tourists between the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort and the 5,000 seating capacity, multipurpose Calabar International Convention Centre.

Expressing excitement shortly after embarking on the leisure ride, the Managing Director of AMCON, Kuru, said: “Cross River had done it again. First, it was the longest cable car in Africa, then the longest canopy walkway and today we are riding on the first monorail in sub-Sahara Africa and it is something that is highly commendable.”
Kuru, who was literally wowed by the elegance and luxury of the monorail testified: “The experience was quite awesome because it gives you the opportunity to see one of the most beautiful scenery in the world and I am very impressed about what I saw.”

Speaking on the new business frontier with the state government on the management of the premier business resort, the MD said: “Like I always hold, Tinapa is more than a business, it is Nigeria’s heritage. It is important that we look at it beyond Cross River State because it is a heritage that we must work together as federal government and the state to project Nigeria which is what informed my visit to initiate this partnership.”

He explained that Tinapa is nature and technology at play that if fully harnessed and aggressively projected, can contribute immensely to the transformation of socio-economic landscape of the nation.

Responding, Ayade said the coming of AMCON for the maiden ride was an indication that the company was willing and readily available to partner the state to revamp Tinapa.

He said: “As you rightly heard from the AMCON MD, Tinapa is not only a heritage, it is the pride of Nigeria and AMCON is here to give a helping hand to resuscitate this robust and tantalising resort and bring it to its full potential in addition to what they are proposing to add.
“So for me, this new frontier with AMCON, which is talking about a partnership that has two vibrant technocrats with bright ideas and strong belief in Nigeria as a nation, is the one that will definitely translate into grater fortunes for Cross River and Nigeria at large.”

Lauding the new leadership of the asset company, Ayade said: “I am so glad that today in AMCON, we have a man who believes in true leader. It is only when we rise above ethnic sentiments and embrace governance while also allowing business to thrive by its natural forces that we will survive as a nation. AMCON has today demonstrated true leadership and has shown not just the love for Cross River State but love for Nigeria at large.”

On his desire to see to the completion of his predecessors’ uncompleted projects, considering the huge cost involved, Ayade reasoned: “I am very excited that I played a major role in seeing to the realization of this project.

Don’t forget that this project was conceptualised by Donald Duke, prosecuted by Senator Liyel Imoke who came and gave it his best by pumping in a lot of money to see it come to life. I came in, in spite of the lean resources. I shut down everything to ensure that it has light.

“With this, we can clearly see that Cross River State shows consistency in leadership from Donald to Liyel and now Ayade, I see everyone carrying on other’s projects. I want to ensure that all the projects that were started by my predecessors are completed, even as I also pursue my signature projects side by side.

“My primary focus in the first three years is to ensure the completion of all projects embarked upon by Senator Liyel Imoke before I embark on my own key projects.”



http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/28/ayade-amcon-boss-take-maiden-ride-on-calabar-monorail/

Hmmmmmmm

I hope say e de go somewhere, make e no be like amaechi own, leading to no where

The premier monorail is designed as a transit for tourists between the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort and the 5,000 seating capacity, multipurpose Calabar International Convention Centre.

wawaboy1:
I hope say e de go somewhere, make e no be like amaechi own, leading to no where

Wike come and hear what ayeda is saying about completing work imoke left in his state.

God Bless Ayade, tho I'm not so happy with his recent romance with APC propaganda party...

Rochas and Amaechi started like this before they became APC members and their sense of reasoning and developmental plans for their states was abandoned for PROPAGANDA

The bolded is commendable


“My primary focus in the first three years is to ensure the completion of all projects embarked upon by Senator Liyel Imoke before I embark on my own key projects.”

This monorail is not same standard with Rivers monorail.

Lord thank u for this. Pls give us wisdom enough to outgrow ethnic & religious bigotry & be able to see that he who could do this as a governor can also replicate it as president. Help us to see our foolishness in voting people based on other reasons than merit: dat we all are the losers doing so. Lord, pls, forgive us our sins & give us a Donald Duke for a president: someone who has workable ideas & d drive to execute them; someone who sees good things happening elsewhere & would make that happen here also instead of just saying he is doing that & deceiving us into seeing progress where none actually exists. For where there is real progress, we won't need to be told to see it. Lord, give us silent achievers 4 leaders rather than make us go from bad to worse degrees of presidential dullards & leaders who tell us lie(Lai). <all people of good will who want something like what is happening in C/River to happen in all d states throughout d country, say 'amen' & let all enemies of progress perish out of sight>

But where is lalasticlala sef

Exactly what Jonathan could not achieve in five years reign

Waste of resources if u ask me,cos monorail is not even up to 3km.Bridge would have been better.

ok

skare:
Waste of resources if u ask me,cos monorail is not even up to 3km.Bridge would have been better.

If you have nothing good to say you don't have to talk. Rubbish. Kudos to the governor and CR folks.

Nice work

Wow!!


nice

cross river state has always been blessed by Good leaders not like the rest of the evil ridden states that have nothing to do with good governance but to collect allocation and share it amongst themselves.

CRS getting things right, as per usual.

Amaechi, see your life.

Wat is if u hav nothin to say.... That is not a transportation objective met.... Its an amusement park ride..... Hw many kilometres wil it cover.... Does it relief any traffic situation
Later calabar wil rush to cnn n be making noise

Now, this is good news as my signature is to fat people.

ooshinibos:
cross river state has always been blessed by Good leaders not like the rest of the evil ridden states that have nothing to do with good governance but to collect allocation and share it amongst themselves.

Calabar metropolis is not equal to cross river.

hmm

Wow

This fp is dedicated to Sade, for letting me use his phone

ehn

Nigerian governors need to borrow wisdom from this executive individual. Governance is not always about painting your name on all projects around but preserving and ensure the legacies left behind does not decay.