The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says that only the All Progressives Congress (APC) has development and security plan for the people. Amaechi stated this at the APC Rivers West Senatorial Zonal Special Rally, which took place at the Industrial Unit Field, Bonny, as part of preparation for the forthcoming rerun elections in the state.

The minister, represented by the APC deputy governorship candidate during the 2015 election in the state, said: “Only the APC can provide good things of life for the people of Rivers West.” He said that several roads would be rehabilitated in the state by the APC-led government, especially the Bonny-Bomu Road, Ring Road among others. Amaechi said that “when the federal government is willing to

help us, and we elect opposition members, would the federal government be able to help us freely?” He said that only the APC-led federal government can bring about genuine and effective security to the state. He said: “Is it (Nyesom) Wike’s security you want or that of the federal government? There are many undecided voters, now take the message to them, we have tried PDP

for 16 years and we were not better off, let’s try the APC.” Rivers South-east Senatorial District candidate of the party, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, said that there was unity of purpose among people ahead of the forthcoming rerun election. He said: “I know it has been a long and torturous journey, but nothing good comes easy. Work hard and play hard. Victory is certain by the grace of God.”

HungerBAD:
Makes Sense.

Desola:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGc4uNGAIZM&feature=colike

mazimee:
For the past one year APC become the ruling party, I can attest to the fact that I see your development agenda scattered everywhere in the country. Ranging from the hike in the price of fuel, kerosene and food stuffs. Parents are finding it hard to feed there children and are using their children in exchange of bag of rice.
Others are withdrawing their kids from private schools to public that is left in shambles.

We have seen what your development agenda looks like. We no wan do again.

sarrki:
Those people that hate progress & full of hatred will soon descend on this gentleman



Oya

sarrki:
Those people that hate progress & full of hatred will soon descend on this gentleman



Oya

sarrki:
APC, the only party that has development agenda — Amaechi

Kenai:
The Rivers Monorail has already arrived...

And it's about to take off...
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... To outer space.

Mogidi:
He delivered good governance hence his protégé was unsuccessful in his bid to become governor.
Amaechi is high on grade 1 Buhari urine.

ijekul:

As the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Rivers State Government to probe the sale of valued assets of the state and other matters continued its sitting on Friday, the technical consultant to the state on the monorail project, Arcus Gibbs revealed that  he advised former Governor Chibuike Amaechi against continuing with the project.

Managing Director of Arcus Gibbs Nig Ltd, Wiero Viguezang, however said his company gave the advice only after collecting N22.9bn from the Rivers State Government since its services were enlisted in March 1, 2010.

Viguezang spoke when he appeared before the commission to explain the role played by his company in the monorail project being probed by the commission.

While being cross-examined by counsel to the commission, Dr. Zaccheus Adangor, Viguezang, stated that the monorail project was no longer tenable considering the shortfall in the state’s revenue and the inability of its original technical and equity partners, TSI Nig Ltd, headed by the former military administrator of Rivers State, Brig-Gen Anthony Ukpo (Rtd.), to fulfil its obligations to contribute 80 per cent of its equity holdings.

He disclosed that the state owes his company N1.1bn for its services.
He also said the company had in a letter to the Rivers State through the ministry of transport, in April, made a six-point recommendation to the Rivers State on how to unbundle the monorail project in such a way that the state government can salvage some financial benefits out of the N33.9bn so far invested in the project. The monorail project was originally estimated to cost about Euros2250m.

The technical partner had in its sixth point of recommendation suggested to the Rivers State Government to unbundle the monorail project and approach the manufacturers of the mechanical components and rail tracks in Germany and exploit the possibility of reselling components at a lower price to the manufacturers.

He said the company also advised the state government to consider the option of using the monorail facilities for other commercially viable purposes, mentioning the spaces between pillars and surrounding areas of the monorail project, stressing that the area between Azikiwe Road and the UTC axis could be put into very fruitful commercial purpose.
Viguezang also told the commission that his company and the state government had planned to unveil the monorail project last April specifically to mislead the people of Rivers State into thinking that the project, which has gulped N33.9bn, was still on course.

He admitted that his company wrote a memo to the commissioner for transport to arrange the unveiling of the project essentially for media coverage since the project was “technically uncompleted”. 

According to Viguezang, “We actually wrote to the ministry of transport in January, to arrange for the governor to unveil the monorail project in April for the attention and coverage of the media based on the expectation of the people of the state.”

When asked to clarify if the unveiling was to deceive the people of Rivers State into believing that the controversial monorail project was ready, Viguezang admitted; “It was to deceive the people into believing that the monorail project was at last ready”.

The managing director, however, stressed that “apart from the media coverage and public attention that it is expected to generate, the monorail was not technically and commercially ready. Only phase 1a within phase 1 of the project was ready. So, there was no way the public would have been able to use the monorail as at April when we asked the ministry of transport to unveil the project to the media”.

Viguezang admitted that the Rivers State government enlisted services of Arcus Gibbs at the cost of N600 million from March 1, 2010 to December 1, 2010, after the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TSI collapsed because TSI could not raise revenue to fulfil the payment of its 80 per cent equity share capital.

He stated that part of its role as the technical service provider to the Rivers State government concerning the monorail project was to evaluate and assess the activities of TSI and give an independent opinion to the Rivers State government.


http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/how-technical-consultants-advised-amaechi-against-monorail-project-after-collecting-n22bn/218811/

jcross19:
may the progress of this administration of buhari so far be your portion oooh amen!!!!!!!!!!! May God save us from these people .

anonimi:


Please allow & permit me to add to HIS prayer points.



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Aufbauh:
The incessant wailing of the opposition without due recourse to the messy situations the country has found itself under the crooked leadership of the PDP is purely mischievous and a cheap blackmail by those who have taken a definite position to rubbish the present administration.

He said: “Is it (Nyesom) Wike’s security you want or that of the federal government?

sarrki:
Those people that hate progress & full of hatred will soon descend on this gentleman



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