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Politics / Re: List Of Nigeria's Best Performing Governors Since May 29 Inauguration - CGPI by Buzzj17: 12:58pm On Nov 08, 2015
Rivers governor Wike borrowed over 30b from banks. And his monthly repayment amounts reduced when the loans he took were converted to FGN bonds. He has also collected over 100b in allocation and another 40b as IGR. Yet nothing to show for it except patching and resurfacing of roads. Workers are now being owed. He is not funding schools. The city of PHC is dirty. He is there claiming roads that are almost 95pcnt completed as part of his achievements. With this report, atleast the truth is out!!! Shame!!!
Politics / Re: Wike Sacks Opunabo Inko-Tariah, His Media Adviser by Buzzj17: 2:51pm On Nov 06, 2015
Gradually, the truth about Wike(d) will come out.
He is the governor, commissioner, head of due process and everything all at once. He is there taking loans all over the place and patching roads. Rivers people are blind and are not asking the cost of resurfacing these roads compared to how much loan Wike has collected or how much monthly allocation and IGR he is getting. Smh

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Phones / Re: MTN Agrees To Pay N1.04trn Fine by Buzzj17: 11:01pm On Nov 01, 2015
Good day gentlemen. Please has anyone noticed that MTN has been taking money from our loaded balances? It happened to me and I will follow it up. I loaded N5000 on my phone. I made one phone call of about minutes to a local number. I slept and woke up and when I opened my bed side drawers, I found an loaded card which I forgot some time ago. Before loading it, I checked my balance and I had only 7350 credit. I have heard people complain about these illegal debits. Pls let's raise our voice and something about this. Few people check their balances and MTN will get away with this. They are doing this in order to pay for the penalty.

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Politics / Re: USA Satellite Detects Asteroid Hurtling Towards Earth by Buzzj17: 9:38pm On Sep 24, 2015
Gradually, this platform is condoning abuse of other people's religion and cultures. Why would someone be hoping for an asteroid to land in Mecca? Smh. The other day, people were posting negative things about the Igbos. Is it possible for us to ignore these two differences and discuss/share more productive issues? I wish so.
Politics / Re: Buhari’s 22-man Entourage To New York by Buzzj17: 11:03pm On Sep 23, 2015
Amaechi still close to PMB after all attempts by PDP to tarnish his image and spoil his relationship with PMB.

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Politics / Re: If You Want Senator Saraki To Step Down Say...yes by Buzzj17: 10:13pm On Sep 23, 2015
Yes. Step down.

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Politics / Re: Cct Assets Declaration Saga: How Amaechi Sold Out Saraki - Radio Niger Delta by Buzzj17: 10:00am On Sep 21, 2015
Liars. How can amaechi have access totally he CCD form filled by saraki and others don't have it? Pls people should learn to think before they lie!! The way saraki looked for trouble, any dirty Lauder he has was bound to be brought out. Simple!! He who comes for equity, should come with clean hands

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Politics / Re: I Am Probing Amaechi Same Way Buhari Is Scrutinizing Jonathan’s Tenure – Wike by Buzzj17: 5:43pm On Sep 17, 2015
Erm, good. Very good Wike. But please thread the path of PMB and also declare your assets publicly. Shame the devil naa. Show them that PMB is your role model.or you don't want to emulate PMB completely but partially? Same way you are not investigating the amaechi government starting from when you were chief of staff?
Politics / Re: Photos: What I Saw In PH Inner-Hoods Last Week: Wike Is Working by Buzzj17: 11:58pm On Sep 14, 2015
Wike is patching roads and constructing roads. Open your eyes and see the truth. He borrowed 30b and collected over 60b in 100 days. All he did was to patch roads.

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Politics / Re: I’ve Declared My Assets According To Law – Wike by Buzzj17: 7:53pm On Sep 09, 2015
Whynotthetruth:


Did he promise public assets declaration
does he have to make that promise before he publicly declared his assets?

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Politics / Re: I’ve Declared My Assets According To Law – Wike by Buzzj17: 7:28pm On Sep 09, 2015
Wike, one of your colleagues, a responsible governor from the south west has publicly declared his Assests. What are you scared of naa!!we thought you said u are copying PMb. At least give us your total net worth and location of your properties, let's do a litmus test on it.

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Politics / Re: I’ve Declared My Assets According To Law – Wike by Buzzj17: 7:25pm On Sep 09, 2015
Wike's Assests: his residence in PHC, Shopping mall in Abuja,housing estate in Asokoro Abuja and another hotel in PHc GRA.

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Politics / Re: I’ve Declared My Assets According To Law – Wike by Buzzj17: 7:23pm On Sep 09, 2015
Some of wike's Assests. His residence in phc, shopping mall in Abuja, estate in a asokoro and a hotel in PHc

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Politics / Re: Ajimobi Declares Assets by Buzzj17: 7:02pm On Sep 08, 2015
Next is Wike. We are waiting.
Politics / Re: ‘Wike Has Squandered Over N120bn In 100 Days’- Rivers APC by Buzzj17: 10:39pm On Sep 07, 2015
Wiked Wike's residences, hotels and malls in PHc and Abuja.

Politics / Re: Cogent Reason Buhari Must Probe GOV Wike Now. by Buzzj17: 3:12pm On Sep 07, 2015
1st picture is Wike's Shopping mall at Dalaba street Wuse Zone 5 Abuja, close to Wadata house (PDP) secretariat. second third and forth picture is Above is wike' property located at Hassan Musa katsina Street Asokoro District Abuja, a hotel in phc and his residence in Old GRA phc. Can he explain where he got money for this? He was an LGA chairman, then Chief of staff and minister for education. How did he find this? Although wike has burnt down offices of Federal ministry of education, that ministry should be probed.
Politics / Re: Cogent Reason Buhari Must Probe GOV Wike Now. by Buzzj17: 3:08pm On Sep 07, 2015
Reasons wike should be investigated

Politics / Re: Cogent Reason Buhari Must Probe GOV Wike Now. by Buzzj17: 3:01pm On Sep 07, 2015
Wike was once a LGA chairman and from there he became Chief of staff to a governor. Then minister for Education. He should pls tell Buhari how he got these properties. 1st picture is Wike's Shopping mall at Dalaba street Wuse Zone 5 Abuja, close to Wadata house (PDP) secretariat. Second picture is his hotel in GRA phc, 3rd picture is his residence in Old GRA phc, 4th picture Is wike' property located at Hassan Musa katsina Street Asokoro District Abuja. There are more mall in Abuja and houses in phc. These are reasons to probe federal ministry of education although wike made sure it was burnt.

Politics / Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by Buzzj17: 3:45pm On Sep 03, 2015
It's not a matter is sheer wickedness. You okay contractors based on work done already. And some of them, like RCC at trans AMADI project, were still working when Wike came in. No he can't take credit. He is deceiving us. U can't complete a project almost 70-90pcnt completed by sm1 and take full credit for it.
Politics / Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by Buzzj17: 8:33am On Sep 03, 2015
When amaechi was there, we heard the same phrase of ' rivers is now a huge construction site'. Why is everything politics? Wike is now saying he can work during raining season unlike amaechi. But let's say the truth. Wike is patching potholes. Resurfacing roads. That can be done during raining season. But u can't do earth work with laterite during raining season. And while amaechi was there, there was also a time Lubrik and MCC were working during raining season, but with cement.
How can Wike claim to have completed roads amaechi started and finished 90pcnt as his 100days achievement? What is the meaning of ' revived the judiciary'? Is it not same Wike and Okocha that created the reason for the Judiaciaty to be shut in rivers? Are they not the same people that with the support of GEJ shut down the house of assembly?
Please how can Wike finish 50 units houses at Irebe in 50days?thays not possible!! He is building bacha? Maybe Wike should henthforth tell us at what completion level he meets a road or project, ho much has been paid by past administration etc etc before he claims it!! I saw a sign post showing that Wike built Elabuchi- Eagle island road. Are rivers people blind? Amaechi started that road. Completed it with bridge. What was remaining to pay the contractor to lay final asphalt or wearing course was about N96m. Wike paid that, and now he claims he built it. He is sound same at Woji - Akpajo road by Raffoul ltd. On radio, he was claiming one lane will soon be open. That one lane was ready even when amaechi was there. But they wanted to finish all the road and open it. Woke only paid Raffoul 1b. Amaechi paid Raffoul over 11b. On trains AMADI road, Wike paid RCC 2b. Amaechi had paid that company over 15b to get to where they are. Same goes for most of the roads and works Wike is claiming. I am an engineer and I know what is happening.

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Politics / Re: Wike’s 100 Days : Living the ‘Talk na Do’ Philosophy by Buzzj17: 8:37am On Aug 31, 2015
Political lies!! How could he have finished 50 units of 2 bedroom houses in 100 days? Na bacha? All he did was to finish the houses started by amaechi. He only painted them.
What Wike did was road rehabilitation. Please u first and that road construction involved scarifying the top of the road, filling with laterite, compaction and stone base, before asphalting. What Wike is doing now is road resurfacing and patching,which involves only resurfacing. That can be done during raining season. Even during amaechi era, contractors like Lubrik and MCC were using cement to work instead of laterite. But it's more expensive. The Law faculty, he only fixed the doors and windows and painted it. Let's not be deceived by propaganda. The elabuchi road Wike is boasting he completed, what was remaining to open that road bfor amaechi left was N90m for final wearing course/asphalt. If Wike wants us to commend him for road rehabilitation, no wahala. He took a loan of N30b and collected monthly average allocation of N10b and IGR of N10b per month also. All we are seeing is N4b contract to odili to furnish Govt house and such other funny contracts. Enuf of the deceit!!

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Politics / Re: Former Governor Amaechi Kneeling Down "Who Punish Judas" by Buzzj17: 6:11pm On Aug 29, 2015
You guys posted that he left the country in anger after the announcement of appointments. Now u are spotting him kneeling down today. Where? In port harcourt right? I saw a post and pictures of him landing in phc and attending an event in a parish today Saturday. But yesterday Friday NL posted that he has fled. Smh
Politics / Re: Photos From My journey to ph Today, Owerri port harcourt Road How Bad It Is by Buzzj17: 6:15pm On Aug 16, 2015
Please what part of the Owerri- Phc road is this? Near what village? I am asking because I know that Former governor amaechi dualized this Federal road from PHC airport - elele- boundary of rivers state with Imo state. This contract was by Setraco. I also know that Imo state gave Arab contractors contract to dualize the portion from Owerri to where Amaecho stopped.

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Politics / Re: Wike Or Buhari Who Is To Probe Amaechi? Probe On Amaechi How Far?... by Buzzj17: 2:03pm On Aug 14, 2015
Amaechi might have his faults, but he did a good job in rivers. We all saw major political leaders and decision makers praising him in the past. We have seen his work. So yes, he could be accused of sm things, but he cannot be said not to have worked.
Politics / Re: Exclusive: Theft By Rotimi Amaechi Now N242.4 Billion And Still Counting by Buzzj17: 7:37pm On Aug 13, 2015
You can read page 39-44 of today's ( August 13th) vanguard newspaper for Amaechi's reply to these allegations.
Politics / Re: Exclusive: Theft By Rotimi Amaechi Now N242.4 Billion And Still Counting by Buzzj17: 7:35pm On Aug 13, 2015
Please can we know that date Amanpour said this in her programme? Can we get the clip? These are lies. Google the stories by Amanpour and you will not find it. PDP is just conjuring stories. Amaechi's former commissioner for finance has also replied the allegations, can we look at those replies and explanations?
I don't support corruption, but I also don't support stories without facts. Let's look at both sides of the coin.
Politics / Road Infrastructure: Wike Should Learn From Amaechi by Buzzj17: 3:30pm On Aug 03, 2015
there is a persistent campaign of calumny orchestrated and implemented by the Nyesom Wike administration in Rivers State against the person and legacy of the Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the immediate past governor of the state. While we do not begrudge Wike and his team for tapping on the popularity and mercurial nature of the former governor, it is expected that such must be done in tandem with the known civility, sophistication and urbaneness the good people of Rivers State are known and identified with. They should know that this is not Hollywood where a stunt man could become popular by killing the boss. Politics and governance are totally different.

The two month old administration of Nyesom Wike effectively used the “I will probe Amaechi” mantra to hoodwink the people while embarking on a spending spree of the state resources. It is on record that his administration has received and spent over N60bn without any project to show for it no matter how insignificant that is considered. Instead he has embarked on road shows throwing dusts into the eyes of the citizens. It is unheard of that any state legislature could approve a whopping sum of N30bn as loan to an infant administration without asking the right questions on the application of the fund. No sane government will simply source a loan simply for administrative purposes. Was the money used to indirectly settle political sponsors?

It is on record that the Amaechi administration left the sum of N7.5bn in the state coffers before handing over to Nyesom Wike and the state received over N23bn as allocation from the Federation Account. The big question the people of the state are asking is “Where is the money?” Meanwhile, he is still owing workers in the state. What manner of leadership is this?


It is important to note that the Amaechi administration he is busy scandalizing effectively revolutionalized infrastructure development in the state. He rolled up his sleeves from day one in office and commenced the overhaul of the sector with virtually his bare hands. We shall concentrate on the roads and highways to demonstrate the giant stride he made in the sector. He built about 314 standard roads and highways. One positive aspect of contract execution under Amaechi was the fact that he never owed any contractor. He implemented the Advance Payment Guarantee (APG) in all projects. A few Examples will suffice:

1.Dualization of Rumuokuta-Choba East-West Road, Obi Akpor (N10.3bn, 88% completed)
2.Construction of Eleme junction flyover (N7.3bn, 100% completed)
3.Construction of Omofo-Agaba Ndele Road (N4.8bn, 90% competed)
4.Dredging works/Roads at Opobo New Layout (4.52bn, 100% completed)
5.Construction of Ozuzu to CSS Isu-Ogida Owu Egbu (N2.79bn, 100% completed
6.Dualization of Airport-Isiokpo/Omarelu Road (N35.15bn, 98% completed)
7.Dualization of Ada George Phases 1 and 2/ Choba phase 2 NTA/Choba Airport (N17.04bn, 80% completed).
8.Dualization of Rumuola/Rumuokuta Road and (N2.78bn, 100% completed).
10.Dualization of First Bank/Rumuomasi Road (N3.58bn, 100% completed)
11.Dualization of slaughter-Trans Amadi/Rumuobiakani Road (N6.53bn, 100% completed)
12.Shore protection and land reclamation of Egbomung/Oluk-Ama (N2.18bn, 90% completed)
13.Construction of Bridge at Bolo Creek with approaches (N4.81bn, 100% completed)
14.Dualization of Eneka-Igbo Etche link Road (N2.24bn, 70% completed)
15.Construction of Apani internal Roads (N2.57bn, 100% completed)
16.Construction of Nyokhana-Kenkhana Link Road with Bridge from Luuwa to Bere (N2.93bn, 40% completed)
17.Construction of Odiolugbani-Enito 1 and 2-Oshie Road (N4.51bn, 80% completed)
18.Expansion of Mbiama-Akinima Road (N1.98bn, 100% completed)
19.Construction of Okeh-Ihie-Apani-Omarelu Road (N6.86bn, 97% completed)
20.Construction of Bori internal Roads phase 3 (N1.71bn, 81% completed)
21.Construction of Abua/Okoba Close Rumuibekwe with extension to Elelenwo (N2.19bn, 75% completed)
22.Construction of Ikuru town- Atlantic Ocean Road (N2.38bn, 80% completed)
23.Construction of Okeh-Mba-Umuaturu-Akpoku Obite, 21km with Bridge (N5.02bn, 100%completed)
24.Reconstruction of Town Market (N3.52bn, 100% completed)
25.Dualization of Rumukrushi-Eneka-Igwuruta Road (N13.87bn, 95% completed)
26.Construction of Abuloma-Woji Road Bridge (N13.63bn, 50% completed)
27.Construction of Akpajo-Woji Road/Bridge (N11.06bn, 56% completed)
28.Construction of Ada George/East West Road junction flyover with Rotary turning and service lanes (N5.34bn, 80% completed)
29.Dualization of Elekahia-Rumuamasi Road (N6.50bn, 100% completed)
30.Dualization of Azikiwe Road (UTC) junction-Lagos Bus stop (N6.29bn, 89% completed)
31.Completion of Airport-Igwuruta-Rumuokoro Road (N1.59bn, 100% completed)
32.Reconstruction of Woji Road in GRA Phase 2 with drains and construction of Sani Abacha/NTANwogba Storm Water Drainage (N2.06bn, 75% completed)
33.Reconstruction of Ikwerre Road from Education to Agip flyover (N5.88bn, 100% completed)
34. Reconstruction/As[halt overlay of Igwuruta-Ohokoho-Okehi Road (N1,44bn, 100% completed)
35. Reconstruction of Ken Saro Wiwa Road and flood control works around Ken Saro Wiwa Road/Ezimgbu Link Road-Aba Road, Port Harcourt and construction of Relief Road linking Aba Road to Ken Saro Wiwa Road at Worlu street junction (N10.85bn, 90% completed, 30% Canal)
36. Expansion/resurfacing of Kpopie-Bodo city Road (N3.91bn, 62% completed)
37. Shore/protection works at Ndoni (N2.82bn, 100% completed)
38. Dualization of Isiokpo-Ubima-Omarelu Road (15.34bn, 82% completed)
39. Construction of Okrika Ring Road (N4.02bn, 100% completed)
40. Construction of Unity Road, Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo Road (N31.00bn, 70% old and 30% new completed)
41. Expansion of Okporo Road (N2.61bn, 100% completed)
42. Reconstruction of Edeoha-Ikata-Ochigba Road (N2.09bn, 66% completed)
43. Reconstruction of Ozuoba-Ogbogoro-Rumuolumeni Road (N5.22bn, 65% completed)
44. Dualization of Chief G.U. Ake Road (N9.95bn, 100% completed)
45. Construction of Nyowii-Dae-Lueku-Bagha-Seme Lueku-scholl to land Road (N3.78bn, 60% completed)
46. Expansion of Amadi-Ama-Abuloma Road with Spur to Okuruama (N4.22bn, 100% completed)
47. Expansion of Olu Obasanjo Road to six lanes and Rehabilitation of Omoku street, Okomoko street and Okomoko street Spur (N3.07bn, 100% completed)
48. Design and Reconstruction of Rumuwoji (mile one) Ultra Modern Market (N2.99bn, 100% completed)
49. Dualization of Epirikom-Rumuolumeni Road (N9.88bn, 57% completed)
50. Construction of Elioparanwo Road (N2.57bn, 65% completed)
51. Repair of the collapsed Airforce Base flyover Retaining walls and construction of Dual carriage access Road to the Airforce Base flyover (N2.00bn, 100% completed)
52. Reconstruction of Roads in D Line Port Harcourt (N7.55bn, 55% completed)
53. Reconstruxtin of Omuanwa-Elele Road and Elele internal Roads (N2.48bn, 100% completed)
54. Reconstruction of Eastern Bypass, Amadi-Ama Oginigba Road (N2.89bn, 100% completed)
55. Construction of Flyover at Olu Obasanjo Eliozu junction (N1.68bn, 100% completed)
56. Construction of East/West Bypass and other lik Roads in Ahoada town (N1.17bn, 100% completed)
57. Construction of Oro Ekpo Odoli/Awabie and Chinda Street (1.66bn, 100% completed)
58. Construction of Timothy Lane, Rumuola/Ohiamini Access Road PH plus Retaining wall (N1.62bn, 100% completed).
59. Construction of Omuanwa internal Roads (N1.50bn, 100% completed)
60. Construction of Rukpokwu-Eneka/Eneka Eliozu Link Roads (N1.32bn, 100% completed)

One universal fact in public administration is that governance is a continuum and this has propelled many countries into irreversible greatness. The case of Rivers state cannot be different from others. The Amaechi administration excelled in project conception and implementation as inter alia stated. However, no matter the commitment of a development oriented leader, he cannot complete all projects he or she embarked on.

In all, the stretch of roads embarked upon by the Amaechi administration will come to about 1400 km. Of this figure, about 900km has been concluded. And that is almost the equivalent of the road distance between Lagos and Maiduguri and represents 64.2% of the total roads project.
Furthermore, another 350km of the roads have attained over 90% completion and monies paid for their conclusions. This represents 25% of the total roads embarked upon by the Amaechi administration. In essence, the Rotimi Chibuike government completed and disbursed funds in full on 89.2% of the road projects it started since 2007.

Some claim they can not find evidence of what the Amaechi administration did in the road sector even though Port Harcourt and a greater part of the state have been described by many as one huge construction site.

Interestingly, the Wike administration has engaged, with so much fanfare, renowned world construction companies such as Julius Berger and CCEC to repair potholes. The question is, do the so called potholes which the Wike administration appears to be so much excited about exist in the sky or on already tarred roads? Does it really make sense for anyone to deny what is so glaringly veritable just to score cheap political point? Can the Wike administration given the way it is going ever surpass or even match the landmark infrastructural development of their Amaechi years?

Our sincere prayer is that he does because what is of supreme interest is the development and progress of River state. In any case, we are happy that some commonsense is begining to dawn on the governor inspite of his patronising rethorics and rowdiness. We hear he has concluded plans to commission completed and near completed projects conceived and executed by the Amaechi administration which he has been demonizing.
Giving a little credit to his former boss will not diminish him as governor of Rivers state. Perhaps he should concentrate his energy on completing the remainders of Amaechi projects instead of demonization of him.
Politics / Education: What Wike Needs To Learn From Ameachi by Buzzj17: 3:12pm On Aug 03, 2015
Nigerians will not forget in a hurry how former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Ameachi, changed the face of education in the state for the better. The future of every nation depends on qualitative education; hence the demand for quality education cannot be overemphasized.
Among the developmental strides of the Rotimi Ameachi-led administration, the turn-around in the education sector was key, due to its strategic importance in developing the future generation and creating better citizenry for the society.
Ameachi’s government was so passionate about the sector that the state was awarded the book capital of the world by UNESCO (the first of its kind in Nigeria).


Bangkok team, the 2013 holder of the title, UNESCO’s World Book Capital, formally handed over to the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt on April 23, 2014, making the hundred year old city, the first in Sub Saharan Africa, and the second in the entire Africa, after Alexandria, Egypt (2002).


Port Harcourt was chosen on account of the quality of its programme, in particular its focus on youth and the impact it will have on improving Nigeria’s culture of books reading, writing and publishing to improve literacy rates.


Rivers State, like some other states in the oil rich South-south region has its fair share of societal vices, ranging from militancy, armed robbery, kidnapping, prostitution etc.
Perhaps the then Ameachi-led administration realized the impending danger of negative civilisation for its immediate environment and the nation at large, and chose to address the latent problem through a strategic and sound educational policy.


The achievement of this objective was anchored on the construction of schools with provision of ICT Labs which are well stocked with computers, Libraries, auditoriums, well-landscaped and secured environments, equipped playgrounds, with a classroom not exceeding 30 pupils, for thorough supervision. The state’s education sector during the Rotimi Amaechi era witnessed an unprecedented revolution, the milestone recorded was anchored on the peoples’ ownership of the process that delivered quality and affordable education.
The former governor who acknowledged the importance of imbibing noble ideas in the minds of young people, placed more emphasis on Early Child Education (ECD) i.e primary and junior secondary education.


During Amaechi’s eight years reign, the state government commenced construction of 750 model primary schools to replace the collapsing structures he inherited, more than 500 of these schools have been completed and in use.
He also increased the ECDs from a little above 400 to 728, at the same time increased the number of Primary Schools from 700 to 947, a feat commended by the Universal Basic Education (UBE).


It is worthy of note that primary schools with ECDs recorded a significant increment from 360 to 710. There are 18 standalone ECD centers in Rivers state, giving it a far lead in the South-south zone - only Delta state achieved a similar feat with about four centers.
Ameachi did not stop at erecting structures and facilities to encourage more pupils enrollment in schools, his policy ensured that learning and examination ethics were inculcated into the psyche of the pupils.


This necessitated various skills development programmes for teachers in the state, the immediate up-skilling of teachers with the University of Cambridge teachers’ certification in collaboration with the British Council , renovation of schools staff quarters and Ministry of Education zonal offices, and taking over the responsibility of paying primary school teachers from the local governments were indeed laudable efforts.


No wonder, the Rivers State Examination Malpractice Index stood at 13.09% towards 2015, compared to the 34% as at 2007.
Establishment of Rivers State Education Quality Assurance Agency, inaugurated in 2013 with the mandate to monitor, supervise and evaluate standards for establishment and performance of both public and private schools in Rivers state was also an important dimension of the educational programme of the Amaechi-led administration.


The agency was as well saddled with the task to oversee the management of both public and private primary and secondary schools in the state, with a view to having it conform with minimum standards for better education in the state. Even an increase in total primary school enrolment and net enrolment of 269,059 and 235,978 respectively, amounting to over 35 per cent improvement couldn’t affect delivery.


During this period, the enrolment in ECD centers rose to 40,344 from total enrolment of less than 30,000 during the pre-Amaechi era. Furthermore, the state recoded commendable strides in Junior Secondary school enrolment, it increased to 125,294 from a pre Amaechi figure of less than 70%. Rivers received an award as the best UBE state.


Under Amaechi, at the Senior Secondary school level, the performances of students during WAEC exams was outstanding. The state repeatedly ranked between 3rd and 6th since 2010 nationwide, while in 2013, Rivers state recorded over 58 per cent pass rate compared to the national average of 25 per cent.


This could be the governments rewards for employing about 13,000 teachers in one day, and provision of school uniforms and learning materials to teachers and pupils, which are just normal responsibility of any purposeful government.
In addition, the Rivers State Sustainable development Agency (RSSDA) in partnership with United Nations Institute for Training and research (UNITAR) encouraged technical education at the tertiary level, both within the country and abroad. 309 Rivers students studied in Malaysia while 95 studied in Russia. 28 students attended a technical school in Germany and 8 out of the 28 were retained as instructors.


Furthermore, there was equipment of vocational schools - They were equipped to handle four departments/vocations.
The administration sustained the Rivers State Scholarship Board with 1039 Nigerians at the undergraduate in different universities across Nigeria, 301 beneficiaries at Master’s degree level and 209 at PhD level, while 154 candidates enjoyed scholarship overseas at the undergraduate level, 44 at Master’s degree level and 6 PhD candidates.


When Amaechi assumed power in 2007, he lamented that the educational infrastructures in the state were in extreme decay and begging for urgent attention. The then governor rolled his sleeves, brought on board men and women of supreme administrative qualities and immersed headlong into the muddied waters of education in the state. After eight years of unparalleled investment, the administration delivered to the people one of the most comprehensive, functional and qualitative educational system in the history of Nigeria.
It is however imperative that the current governor, Nyesom Wike, consolidates on the solid foundation laid by his predecessor. The governor should differentiate clearly between politics and governance and allow younger citizens of the state enjoy even better dividends of democracy during his administration.


Governor Wike will no doubt make an indelible mark if he ensured completion of uncompleted projects initiated by the last administration.
The then Rotimi Ameachi-led administration will be fondly remembered by the people for his determination to change the phase of education in the state, and the sustained legacies.

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Politics / Re: Wike Expresses Anger Over Report On Visits To CJN by Buzzj17: 4:27pm On Jul 21, 2015
WIKE UNDER SERIOUS PANIC AS SECURITY AGENTS CLOSE IN ON HIS FRONTS; ONE MR. MOSES EBUTE AND 2 OTHER.

The information available is that only saving Grace why Chief Wike has not been picked up by security agents is the immunity which he currently enjoys, but it will not be too long before he is taken. The Security Agencies have tracked all movements, including the transfer of huge funds made to account of some persons with the intent of bribing the Tribunal Justices, through one Mr. Moses Ebute and 2 others, including one Peter. His surprise came when 2 of the Justices directed that his money should be returned to him and warned that if he did not desist from attempting to bribe them, they would do a formal letter to the CJN to report his overtures.

Chief Wike was said to have been shocked by the reaction of the Justices, whom he had earlier boasted had a price. He is now turn between keeping the Justices from making a formal complaint against him and managing his very bad case at the Tribunal.

This is coming in the wake of the invitation to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Rivers State by security agencies to answer to the allegations of crime against her, contrary to section 77(2) of the Electoral Act 2015. Indications are that the REC is ready to "sing" to avoid prosecutions, for her violation of the Electoral Act and the huge sums of money that passed through her account in the last five months which she could not explain away.

Our source gathered that Chief Wike is doing everything possible to stop the REC from appearing before the Security Agencies. Indications are that he might be in Abuja on Tuesday, 21 July 2015 to have any informal session with one of the Deputy Directors of the DSS with the intent of prevailing on the DG, DSS not to push hard on the REC. This might not be possible given the no-nonsense posture of the new DG DSS. Whether the DG would yield is a matter of time.

The coming weeks will tell how Chief Wike is able to handle these crises.

Bill Smith
Political and Crime Reporter.

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Politics / Re: Exclusive: Rotimi Amaechi's wife In A Multi-billion Naira Corruption Scandal by Buzzj17: 8:02am On Jul 20, 2015
Why can't people see that someone somewhere is bent on tarnishing amaechi's image? Initially they came after him, it did not stick, not its his wife.
Politics in Nigeria is dirty. People will do anything to shoot you down.
The problems with these stories is that one gets judged even before the matter is investigated.

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Politics / The Law As It Relates To Rivers State LGA Election by Buzzj17: 4:10am On Jul 12, 2015
Below is an interpretation of the law on The imbroglio in Rivers. Pls comment

http://feelrivers.com/fifteen-15-grounds-and-more-why-the-decision-of-hon-justice-akanbi-is-not-binding-on-apc-by-eca/(Share

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