ifymadu:
Still trying to figure out what is so impressive about the airport.

Close your eyes and imagine it is in Ghana. Or Sierra Leone. Or Kenya. Or Mali. Or Togo. Anywhere but Nigeria.

Now it looks nice doesn't it?

Idiots with inferiority complex.

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Nobody who has commented so far has touched on what should really be the main concern here: who is going to maintain this new airport now that it's finished, and where will the money come from to do so?

Since the early 1970s Nigeria has never fallen short when it comes to commissioning shiny new buildings, but keeping them well-managed and maintained is another matter: can anyone point to a single federal facility which has been kept at the same level of operation at which it was launched? Scratch that, can one even point to a single federal road which has gone without potholes and long stretches of neglect? How can a federal government which can't keep even basic roads in good condition be expected to do any better with airports?

The only long term solution for Nigeria's airports is to simply take the government out of their operation entirely, and sell them off to international investors who have the means and experience to run them properly. Private investors who have put hundreds of millions of their own $US into a facility won't need any special begging and prodding to keep them at 100% operating capacity.

BedLam:
You know when this was conceived, the country was recording 7 % economic growth and it made sense because there was much activities and business environment was improving. For instance, Emirates was flying between Dubai and Lagos twice a day. United airlines was having daily flights form Lagos but the latter reduced their flights to one a day and United airlines stopped coming to Nigeria. This was a result of Buhari's inability to handle the economy.
It was a good thought.
Nevertheless, we hope they maintain it. And not politics.

What was our GDP growth rate as at the time gej left office?

Jonathan started this 80% completion, billions was spend here

shukuokukobambi:


Patience Jonathan

wow, can these become our international airport please

Beautiful.

Is not about building new structures but maintenance.

Rossikki:


Close your eyes and imagine it is in Ghana. Or Sierra Leone. Or Kenya. Or Mali. Or Togo. Anywhere but Nigeria.

Now it looks nice doesn't it?

Idiots with inferiority complex.

no mind them enemies of this country

It's already an international airport before now sir.

Fitbillionairep:
wow, can these become our international airport please

This is what Nigerians are demanding from her government, we know what we want, we know what we want to see and when its done, we will all embrace it and applaud our government, Kudos to the brain behind this great script. happiness is getting to us gradually.

efonat:
It's already an international airport before now sir.

no man. there are no direct flight from major cities to ph airport. so i wont call it an international airport sir

A very Nice one there.

But how many jobs would this great airport creates? I'm curious to know this is great news to us

TheMainMan:
who is taking d credit for this o?

ask Google.

Fitbillionairep:

no man. there are no direct flight from major cities to ph airport. so i wont call it an international airport sir

There is.at least i know from ph-paris.anyway buhari will get 30% of rivers votes

magicminister:
NAWOAAA!!!!

these are not the things we need!!!
None of our airports are world standard or able to take heavy traffic but we want to build more
Who will be doing the travelling when most of the country is wallowing in poverty?

Our leaders are totally out of touch with reality!!!!

The billions to trillions of naira that was wasted on this project could have been invested on the roads in the state. Lets do the basics FIRST!!!

I disagree.

Infrastructures like this are important for FDIs into the SE and SS.

Airports have to be world standard everywhere in the world. In London alone, there are up to 5 major airports.

That’s not to say you are wrong abt the roads - Buh the current structure is too bad. Roads should be the responsibilities of local governments. Citizens shouldn’t expect federal governments to build their local roads for them.

God Bless Nigeria
God bless APC Party
God Bless my able President Mohammodu Buhari
And His Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

senatordave1:

There is.at least i know from ph-paris.anyway buhari will get 30% of rivers votes

All MSF staff coming in from Europe mostly use that airport. It's a busy hub for European destinations

Did mr president abandon the project? he didn't, so give him the credit, don't politicise everything, you are too young for that, now go to your rooom and finish your homework.

Anambralstson:

GEJ, the project was started same time with Enugu international airport by same company CCECC in 2014, the projects was 85% as at September 2018, soon Mr propaganda will soon commission Enugu to claim his project
Below is stage of work in Enugu new terminal, check the stage of work 2016 still not commission till today, I'm 100% sure he will commission the project before election next year for campaign in southeast

BedLam:


You expected him to start airport projects immediately he was elected. Like that was Paramount to everyone in this country ?get sense na.
Or download the app.

Lol.
You need to go and reset your brain to factory default because your brain has been brainwashed.
He was already VP then it under Yaradua and he had all the time in the world and we made so much money from crude oil sales during his period.
There is no excuse except we believe that they were just there to start projects and loot the remaining funds for such projects

Racoon:
Nice work there by the APC government.

wow not expecting such comment from u

good one. maintenance is key

...if GEJ commissioned this project, why wasn't it completed before he left office in 2015...he was acting president / president from 2009 to 2015...6years is more than enough to complete the project at PHC...

Really commendable: kudos to the Rivers State government.

Rossikki:


Illiterate.

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation are the CONTRACTORS for the project.

“This is a contract, it has its clauses that can be invoked. It is a contract between two parties . If he is not doing his part of the bargain we will definitely invoke that contractual provision.''

- Sen. Hadi Sirika. Minister of State For Aviation.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/new-port-harcourt-airport-terminal-to-be-completed-by-july-minister.html

Stop arguing blindly, This project and kano, abuja and one other airport was funded by the $500m loan buhari sourced

Deomelo... come and cliam it, we are waiting for you

ElChidi:
Buhari will never conceive something like this, thanks to GEJ

you are a fool for ever

Anambralstson:

GEJ, the project was started same time with Enugu international airport by same company CCECC in 2014, the projects was 85% as at September 2018, soon Mr propaganda will soon commission Enugu to claim his project
Below is stage of work in Enugu new terminal, check the stage of work 2016 still not commission till today, I'm 100% sure he will commission the project before election next year for campaign in southeast

is not 85 but 99.9%

Retrogressive mind can't see this. Anyway PMB till 2023 before relinquishing power to the southwest.

PHILipu1:

Lol.
You need to go and reset your brain to factory default because your brain has been brainwashed.
He was already VP then it under Yaradua and he had all the time in the world and we made so much money from crude oil sales during his period.
There is no excuse except we believe that they were just there to start projects and loot the remaining funds for such projects

Aren't you a bastard ? He was a VP. What significant role has VPs played in this country? Made so much money when this project was birthed on a loan? Your only anthem is looting and it is ongoing and even worse with the present day Nigeria. But your type is the partisan chief who believe a man that couldn't build a classroom for his village or state will rescue you and your family from decadence.
When was the last time you we heard of minister of transport/aviation? What's his profession?
That's doesn't matter to you because you also studied engineering but working in a bank now.
Go and continue with your petty life. I doubt people like you have anything meaningful going in your lives.