₦airaland Forum

GAR3TH:
I think Amaechi has done a good job in Rivers State, But I will say he has made some questionable choices while as governor.

Such as Building a new 26,000 Seat stadium for the Garden city games. He could have spent the money on rehabilitating the existing Liberation stadium [25,000] or overhaul the stadium into a 50,000 seater.

Another questionable decision is the building of the monorail system, Which is way more expensive and carries less passengers than Light rail system. Also, Port Harcourt also has a NRC rail corridor which runs through the city, in which they could have used for the light rail.

I guess rivers state has money to blow

Other than those few things he's done a great job as governor.

i found those very questionable too, but i think his plan was to make the games village(not just a stadium) together with the state university "focal points"for development for greater PH, but it makes no sense to me.it would have been better to do infrastructure for a massive industrial layout with a dedicated power supply and court manufacturers/investors/industries, as for the monorail,i have my doubts,

kai mbulela, this your criticism na die, your blood dey hot, , well i guess you are talking about tamdavid west road.if you know PH very well you would know the old name of that road is ada-george phase 2, when that road was being done there was outcry that it wasnt necessary doing the phase 2 where nobody lived and neglecting the phase 1 which people used everyday and was very bad so it was suspended.BUT that aside gitto graded the part close to the airport and stopped halfway i think, the rest of the road has not been given the proper finishing.The part near mgbuoba is finished on one lane and that lane sealed off to traffic.the other lane is being used.  
i think the plane is to finsh the flyover,do the phase 1 and complete the road as one long stretch from the airport to UST,

Spyker:
It is the truth. You talk about mile one market, which was built by Omehia's administration, up till now Amaechi and co has refused to allocate to stores or even commence the construction of the second phase of the project. Same for the new layout market started by Omehia and the shopping mall, this man does not have any idea what Governance is all about apart from announcing gigantic projects that he will never complete.

how long did omehia stay that he built a market? , you people keep pointing to omehia.was it not the same omehia that paid bulletine 100% upfront for that sham you guys call eliozu flyover?and signed the contract to do only the flyover and neglect the road beneath, pleaes dont let me start,

Spyker:
It is the truth. You talk about mile one market, which was built by Omehia's administration, up till now Amaechi and co has refused to allocate to stores or even commence the construction of the second phase of the project. Same for the new layout market started by Omehia and the shopping mall, this man does not have any idea what Governance is all about apart from announcing gigantic projects that he will never complete.

how long did omehia stay that he built a market? , you people keep pointing to omehia.was it not the same omehia that bulletine 100% upfront for that sham you guys call eliozu flyover?and signed the contract to do only the flyover and neglect the road beneath, pleaes dont let me start,

olu obasanjo way, converting the drainages,

^^^^clap for yourself, , come stand for front of mile 1 market talk this thing make them lynch you,

i passed through ada-george yesterday, see what gitto is doing there!the drainages are done on some segments, its supposed to be a 6lane internal road.
Truth is any visitor to portharcourt now will not see much (the place is an eyesore)because its one huge construction site.by the time these projects are done nobody will tell you,

mbulela:
from the airport road junction to the airforce junction part of aba road one part or the other of that stretch has been in one state of repair or the other in the last 3 years.
that OPM part had been fixed during Amaechi's tenure.also the Eliozu junction near ABC had also been fixed in the last 3 years.now the whole road is being rebuilt.

TRUE, 'operation zero pothole' over the past two years kept on patching and re patching, because the govt had other road projects it was handling.you would agree with me it wouldnt be wise doing so many roads at the same time.it would worsen the already bad traffic situation.Truthfully if if you ask me the man is doing so many things at the same time, it baffles me how he manages to keep up.in 3+ years hes completed 1.rumuokwuta-choba 2.slaughter -oginigba3.elekahia-rumuomasi4.old aba road5.reconstructed ikwerre road(education to UST) in PH alone,
bori internal roads, bori-opobo link road,

aguiyi:
my joy is the peace with which i can go out and come in without anybody intimidating me.
remember when touts jump into your car demanding funny permits and registration from you and almost fighting.when they walk into your business premises asking for some funny papers and registration too many to number. when robbery was like a normal thing. when the public schools where in a laughable state or is it when public health centers where in a hazardous state.

if the op will tell himself the truth, he will know that if all the 36 states governors performed like rotimi has done ,then Nigerians abroad will be considering coming home to invest and possibly to stay

, before for PH i no fit comot after 9pm those days wey boyz dey use eke dey waka up and down the streets, but now night life in portharcourt is crazy!i dey flex from tuscany,rumuigbo to casablanca,gra to borokiri ,come rumuola chop isiewu, watch film for cinema anytime i want, truth is the city has come a long way from 2005/06 ,

mbulela, i agree with you on NTA-choba road, that road is just pure fraud.why?because amaechi used it to settle some people during the popular "rivers money for rivers people" era and realized that it was pure folly.He has admitted making a mistake by giving contracts to his people hence the new "rivers money for everybody" , the same thing happened to the transkalabari highway contract he gave some kalabari sons and they eloped with the cash for which he revoked the contract,

jodeci:
THE ELIOZU/AIRFORCE ROAD UP WHERE IT JOINED AIRPORT ROAD WAS SHABILY CONSTRUCTED BY THE PAST ADMNISTRATION.AMAECHI'S ADMNISTRATION ONLY RE AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO RCC AND IF YOU ARE FAIR,YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE QUALITY OF JOB BEING DONE IS SUPER,THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM SUPER,THE ROAD STRETCHES AS FAR AS THE STADIUM ROAD.

in fact even the grading on airforce flyover is being broken down for total reconstruction.The holdup there is terrible as we speak because cars are force to use one lane of the flyover, jodeci, remember that even the stadium road is a different contract, that place seriously needed a face lift,
eliozu/airforce road is one of the worst things odili left for us here,

aguiyi:
you are just crying more than the mourner. in your haste to rubbish amaechi , you have forgotten to compare what has been achieved by his administration to that of his predecessor.
what about the security situation in the state or you are not aware of that. The man stands out when compared to the like of theodore, oshiomole , silva and others so let him be

thank you,

mbulela:
My disdain for the average Nigerian politician is evident from my post history and my comments offline.Also my distrust for the each and every politican is captured by the notorious phrase 'guilty until proven innocent'.
However, i am not immune to spin,hype and propaganda.
Just like most Nigerians see and hear about Fashola and conjure up images of a man who has taken governance to unimaginable heights and has transformed Lagos to levels that can only be seen to be believed, the same image is projected of Rotimi Amaechi in the media and even in everday discourse by Nigerians.
I spend the weekend in Port Harcourt and my shock at the disconnect between the hype and what i saw on the ground is quite worrying.Amaechi has been in govt for the past three and half years and i guess whatever seeds are being sown ought to be bearing fruits now.my worry is that every time i hear the state comissioner of Information speak in the media,she says Ameachi is in a hurry to develop Rivers State and the problem is getting the rest of the people to match his pace.On my recent visit,recalling that comment left me bemused.
I am not a weekend visitor to Port Harcourt,i have been in and out of that town for the past 3 decades and know every nook and corner of the place.


on the positive side;
- the much advertised public primary schools are a lovely sight to behold and according to teachers and students who i have spoken to,they are well equipped.

- the building of health centers all over the state is for real and while i can't remember the count,so far over 200 of them have been built across the state and loads of doctors recruited to man these health centers.

- the revamped Industrial road,Okinigba. the revamped Old Aba road.

- the free medical scheme is very active.Every mother who attends 3 ante natals is qualified for a free CS during delivery.kids below 5 are entitled to free medication and govt clinics and adults above 60 too.

on the negative side

- the state of roads in Port Harcourt and its environs are criminal,unacceptable and a shame to any decent individual.Where do i start from?The Eliozu/Airforce road has been in one state of construction or the other for the past 3 and 1/2 years.How can you repair such a small stretch of road for that long?The quality of road constructions in the state is very poor.it is either the contractors are substandard or the supervisors (state ministry of works) are compromised.driving from the airport through Eneka to rumukurushe is a nightmare.the roads are completely unusable and drivers have to drive through villages where roads are even non existent.The east west road is a federal road,so we will not even go there.the new road that was has not even been comissioned (i think) that runs from the airport to mgbuoba axis is virtually unusable.
I am talking of a new road!!!
Woji junction to YKC junction is a sham.
Borokiri roads up to the new road behind comprehensive secondary are all useless and in horrible states.
that Artillery junction by Rumuogba road has been like that for the past 4 years and we are told that the governor is in a hurry to develop the state.Plsssssssssss!!!!
if you know how small Port Harcourt is you will realise that with the state of the roads i have mentioned and a few others i have ignored,the city and its environs are in a permanent state of gridlock 24/7.Talk to people in PH and they are in a constant state of angst and irritation.

-while the free medical scheme is real and active, there is a bit of propaganda behind the scheme.it seems to be poorly funded as must citizens who are qualified for it do not get most of the drugs they need when admitted.anything outside the regular paracetamol and ampicilin,you are told in the pharmacy that the drugs you need are out of stock but if you choose to buy it cash they become available.so at the end of the day, the poor are disenfranchised.but the media will not let us rest in using this scheme as one of the govt's dividend of democracy.

- their is a total lack of citizen advocacy in Rivers state.
the present face off between Fashola and Lekki inhabitants will be impossible in Rivers state.Residents of Rivers state seem so easily sucked in by the hype and propaganda.Everyone seems tied to the govt apron.No one seems to be putting the govt on its toes.


In my view Amaechi might be trying but no way worthy of the hype that the media have bestowed on him and his govt.Their is so much more to be done and the state of roads in PH do not line up with the image of a gov who is in a hurry to develop his state.

lovely post, very objective, a few questions if i may ask, when did you relocate from portharcourt or better put how long have you been away?when did reconstruction start on that eliozu/airforce road?

circular rd, GRA phase 4, demolishing houses that were built on a canal to make way for drainage, infact fantasies(fast food joint) had to be pulled down in its entirety,

^^^i love your pix, , but you re spamming my thread

dipo2much:
Tell us WHY he doesn't come close. You should be able to flesh out your opinion with supporting explanation. Vector is a good artist in my books. His word play is cool and I like the way he uses our local terms in his lyrics. His flow in GET DOWN ft Tuface was top-notch.
He don tell una say 'if i dey piss u off, go wee-wee'

dude just has a nice voice, lyricallyno, dont even talk of word play, that is way beyong him abeg.very few rappers do wordplay well, even MI is not too good at it

What Is The Hype About Vector?

so i finally have gotten round to listening to vector, but the truth is dude does not even come close, he needs to up his game, 
Anyone share my views

^TRUE, that one is a failure IMO, i cant point to anyother,can you?

chino11:
So I can now clear my goods via the Eastern Port in Onitsha. This is a welcome development

wont it be a river port? , it wont be able to berth large ships,

^^^^please tell us the ones they started 4 yrs ago that they have not completed,

Stadium road, Still under reconstruction

Stadium road, dualisation is nearing completion, drainages too,

GU ake road, RCC is handling this, after their good job on slaughter-oginigba(refer to earlier pix)we are sure this will be of equally good or better quality, notice the drainage in the first pix, gives you an idea to high the road will be raised,

GU ake road(airforce-ikwerre road), Under construction

state school, rupokwu

pix 2-4, state school,rupokwu,

agip flyover(update),  almost done, rivigo seemed to have gotten their acts right and built a lovely flyover, , notice how under the flyover is broken down and flooded, but this hopefully will be sorted out with the UST-rumuokoro ikwerre road reconstruction,

yes, if na fashola do am, na hailing una go dey hail, abeg make i hear word, when they were floating ship hotels una no talk, (BTW where is that sunburn hotel now?)

Kobojunkie:
what the heck were you thinking asking such a question, on nairaland for?

, oops! my bad,

just take a look at the faces of nigerians then, all you see is hope and a people looking to a bright future, look at the faces of nigerians today on the streets of lagos,enugu, PH,kaduna, all you see is hunger,strife,frustration,anger,

, kai only God go punish the people wey keep this country like this,
these pictures act as a reminder of what a nation is supposed to be, apparently weve all forgotten,

@blacksta, yes 'started threads' showing us pictures of the man cutting tapes and commissioning abattoirs , give us a break please, the OP is not trying to be mischevious, @ victor, your question should be directed at his spin doctors on nairaland who will not let the rest of us drink water because of their tin god.