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you mean best sign board erecting governor?

^clap for yourself, you are wise.

[size=8pt]Rivers seeks partnerships for Greater P-Harcourt City devt[/size]
NewsOct 20, 2010
PORT HARCOURT—Rivers State Government has called on investors within and outside Nigeria to partner with it in developing the Greater Port Harcourt City, a new city being developed with the aim of expansion, decongestion and the general development of Port Harcourt into a world class mega city.
The government also reiterated its commitment to funding the first phase of the project. Already, some developmental projects have been sited with the new city. They include the Justice Karibi Whyte Mega Specialist Hospital, the Garden City Sports Centre, Chief Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, the new Rivers State University of Science and Technology, among others.
Administrator of the Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority GHPCDA, Dame Aleruchi Cookey-Gam, told journalists at a briefing in Port Harcourt, said that the state resolved to commence development in the Phase 1A of the master plan to position it for further investments, locally and internationally.
She noted that the government has ensured the enactment of laws backing developments in the new city which cover security of investments.
“To get the partnership of the private sector and international investors we had to start doing things right so people can see that we mean business.”
We have enacted several laws, like the Public procurement law, Public Private Participation law which is to regulate private partnerships and ease investor confidence; the Rivers State fiscal planning development law; and the recent promulgation of the Land use Prohibition of Extortion Law to keep youths from demanding unlawful fees from developers which had in the past inhibited development in the State.” She said.
Early investors have also been guaranteed an advantage. “We expect that our first pioneer people get some kind of concessions, I mean, if I see someone who is ready to invest big, I don’t think I’ll be worrying myself about how much he is going to pay me for the land. If you’re going to fast track what we are doing. So the first comers will of course get an advantage that the late comers would not get. We are still trying to work out good concessions that will encourage investors. Each investment comes with its own need so it’s on a needs basis. ” She said.
Cookey-Gam stated that the master plan is divided and would be implemented in phases. “Tenders for infrastructure projects mapped out in the first phase of 1000 hectares are completed and awaiting approval after which work will commence. We intend to start in November after getting approval from the Bureau of Public Procurement”
“We have master plans for roads, housing, water, waste water, storm water, and integrated waste management plan and so on. So far the only part of Port Harcourt that has a sewage system is the Secretariat; every other development in the city has been run by individual septic tanks. This is why we plan to build a sewage treatment plant that will serve the new city and the old city.”
She explained that out of the planned 30, 000 housing units in the first phase, the government would start with 3000. The Phase 1A also comprises a golf course, educational areas for schools with the Petroleum Development Fund PTDF as a major partner.
“We are also starting the development of the Central Spine road which will link the Airport and the Seaport, phase 1 will link Ikwerre Road while phase 2 will link the East-West Road. We also have the M1 Road; it is a freeway designed with interchanges that would link the New city to the Old City in the space of 15 to 20 minutes; another is the M10 road which will run from the old city to the Onne Seaport.
The Authority intends to achieve 24-hour electricity supply to the new city, integrated network of water supply, waterborne sewage, public transport, residential neighborhoods, Central Business districts and others. The area is comprehensively planned to avoid future obstructions.
For the residential areas, the government plans to build affordable houses with a population target of about six persons per household, while some areas are reserved for classy houses. These kinds of areas according to the GPHCDA administrator would be given to individuals who would develop themselves.
Educational layouts are also integrated in the Greater Port Harcourt City and a particular area has already been apportioned to PTDF to develop schools.
On the sustainability of the project, Dame Cookey-Gam stated that “besides the laws backing development of the GPH, I think that as we continue in our efforts of planning development, we see that a lot of people begin to appreciate such efforts. But so long as Nigerians decided not to stand up for what is right then we would never move forward. There will never be an Amaechi for about 20 years neither will there be an Amaechi for more than eight years. So I think it is the responsibility of the people to begin to appreciate that you must have a say to how you want things being run.”
Completion of a number of projects in the phase 1A of the GPH is projected at 2014.
It is also pertinent to note that the Greater Port Harcourt City development spans a duration of 50 years with a master plan covering an area of approximately 1900 square kilometers (40,000 hectares of land) with a projected population of about 2 million people.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/10/rivers-seeks-partnerships-for-greater-p-harcourt-city-devt/

babapupa:
As expected, it's the same delusional brainless tribal noise void of reality.


There's a reason why you are inconsequential and marginal in the scheme of things in Nigeria, it's the same worthless, irrelevant and shallow mindset pervasive in your communities, you can not even become a freeking president in your own freeking country and you have the nerve to run mouth about your brain and useless money.

And the saddest part is the silly claim that you help develop other people's land as if that's some badge of honor, where is the sense and wisdom in that?. especially when your own villages are 50yrs behind time.

lol @ refinery and economic power house, Your economic power crap can even rival ordinary Ogun state.

Your brain is on paper, not in reality or on the ground.


Like I said, I shake my head at some o the daft and illiterate comments I read on this site.

ROTFLMAO, my man you are just groping in the dark, read what you posted again and honestly tell me it was devoid of TRIBAL SENTIMENTS.your man has been president for 8years abibut the man who has not been president has a better standard of living, please my man stop being a child.

mr baba aka first class citizen,you are living in heaven right now abi?how is your life better than the '2nd class citizen'?lol, pls stop being funny.you must be blind if you cant see the 'anambra' in lagos.

LOST 6, cant seem to decide when they all died, purgatory explains the alternate reality but not the island, i am really LOST

na wa o! wetin we go believe na?

lol, looks like the dude had even given his word to sell his vote in the 2022 bid,

send this thief to jail already

jeez,are we still on this?

kobo, sorry cant see the bolded cos i m doin this on my phone but let me ask, how will you short cut approach work? okay you build houses for the unemployed,then what?does that stop him from going out and robbing?how does it put an end to the problems of the poor?i am talking of the domino effect, you are talkin of knockin off just one piece.i believe it will be a mistake taking on on projects targeted at the poor at this stage in our national life.not that we cant afford it,but its financing would be put to better use in buildin a system first.with this we cant go wrong.

Fine,your approach is akin to cutting a branch to fall a tree instead of the roots.what we need do in these parts is reduce drastically the gap between the rich and the poor or rather widen the middle class.how do you do that?level the playing field.build infrastructure that cuts across, so they both have the same challenges in lookin for the daily bread.

, and you have indeed been comparing nigeria to the us since page 1.the economic realities in the US are different from what we have here.1.our uncontrolled population is a big minus 2.zero maintenance culture. 3.poor record keeping so mortgages are out of the question, i could go on,

kobo,the point is that this lagos or anyother state for that matter cant afford to carry out such programs that directly affect the poor.it will not make economic sense to go building houses for low incomers when basic infrastructure will favour them in the long run

genesis dey mess up many times o!silverbird is still the ish.just say im far from my side.

^well put.

lol, 66/2=33

lol, and i thought you were serious all this while.you are really good at being sarcastic.i had a really good laugh.lol

wow so the roads,hospitals with freehealthcare,and schools are just for the elite?plus it took aliens to put these infrastructure on ground? i dont understand your arguement.

fine,i know you belong to the 'why praise a gov,when hes doing what he should do'club.i belong to that club too but seriously,what is the basis for comparing fasholas govt to yardies?the drive for good governance was obviously lacking in the latter.look at the topic again and tell me if it doesnt smack of mischief.

kobo,this topic question is tad bit unfair dont you think?for a state of 18mill(with a productive population of about 10%) with infrastructure meant for 1mill or at the most 5mill,the governor cant do much.Hell,obama might not do better.

what do you want?that he sits the poor on his lap and spoon feed them?

as usual,insults don dey enter, but seriously can anyone explain to me why birds are able to perch on high tension live cables without getting electroctued?

lol, and we need a prophet to tell us that?

lol, bk winehouse, 'they try to make me go to rehab but i say no no no'.

effed,

phreak, go easy on bk abeg, hes disturbed , brooklyn, lol

@leton, clap for yourself. "brilliant" post but i think you should bother yourself more with your ijaw neighbours who slaughter you guyz at will,

theres nothing wrong wit the system, let him try another one.

jonathan is showin himself to be quite dense upstairs.if he has to play dirty,why not be smart bout it?to think we had hope in this man.

okwuta and okwute

these boys don finally strike for abuja.this one go give them mind.