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Port Harcourt as well as Warri used to be the darling state of many big and small oil and gas companies just a few years ago, but that is no longer the case because of similar situation as the one orchestrated by Wike in grounding the operations of Caverton Helicopters.

In spite of the multiple taxation in Lagos, the hold up, the many peculiar challenges in Lagos, many companies will rather have their businesses located in Lagos perceived to be the land of the "godfather" than in these places where their operation takes place.

Even indigenes of some of these places will rather leave their families in Lagos as they continue to work in locations like PH.

Caverton Helicopters has no choice because of their operation but to continue to operate in Port Harcourt anyway since they have no choice, but look at the ripple effect, many investors will remember this in future and locate their businesses in states where the state governor cannot just come and close their shop.

Those pilots presently under arrest pay the pensonal income tax to Rivers state, which means for every company that could have located their businesses in Rivers state but did not, that is an IGR lost and you wonder why our states are not innovative.

South South provided 98 percent of caverton helicopter revenue from where the use it pay expensive rent in Lagos .. if there is no South South there will be no Caverton in the first place .. Caverton better apologize to the state govt because I know many smaller helicopter companies waiting to take their place in the oil industry on a moment's notice

[quote author=GamalNasser [s]post=88265663]South South provided 98 percent of caverton helicopter revenue from where the use it pay expensive rent in Lagos .. if there is no South South there will be no Caverton in the first place .. Caverton better apologize to the state govt because I know many smaller helicopter companies waiting to take their place in the oil industry on a moment's notice[/quote][/s]
Stop spewing unreasonable data

@OP your write up is nonsense

@ OP, let's set aside wike behavior! The point is, is he right or wrong?

Melezenawii:
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Stop spewing unreasonable data

Oga 98 percent of their flights are chartered by the oil industry with politicians and successful bussiness men chartering the remaining 2 percent

The first part of your statement is the point I am making. Many of the companies located in VI have no business being there if they felt safe in Rivers State.
If an apology is all that is needed for caventon to start operation, they will do it, they will even publish their apology in all the major newspapers if that will massage the ego of those who do not see the big picture. Their own operation depends on being located in PH so they cannot run away to Lagos, but I am telling you that many other investors will not forget this experience.

GamalNasser:
South South provided 98 percent of caverton helicopter revenue from where the use it pay expensive rent in Lagos .. if there is no South South there will be no Caverton in the first place .. Caverton better apologize to the state govt because I know many smaller helicopter companies waiting to take their place in the oil industry on a moment's notice

@OP your article was simply a waste of time and space.

Rivers state instituted a lockdown to protect the lives of all residents including staff of Caverton Helicopters.
Caverton Helicopters violated Rivers state laws by using their privilege as a helicopter transport company to evade the lockdown thus endangering the lives of millions of Rivers state citizens.
You should address the criminal, immoral and reprehensible actions of Caverton rather than obfuscating the issue.

Woke is correct and if Caverton is unhappy they are free to relocate to Lagos

Does OP know that Caverton's main customers are "oil companies" hence sitting its business in Rivers

Many are educated but few are enlightened.

[quote author=9jatriot [s]post=88265544]Port Harcourt as well as Warri used to be the darling state of many big and small oil and gas companies just a few years ago, but that is no longer the case because of similar situation as the one orchestrated by Wike in grounding the operations of Caverton Helicopters.

In spite of the multiple taxation in Lagos, the hold up, the many peculiar challenges in Lagos, many companies will rather have their businesses located in Lagos perceived to be the land of the "godfather" than in these places where their operation takes place.

Even indigenes of some of these places will rather leave their families in Lagos as they continue to work in locations like PH.

Caverton Helicopters has no choice because of their operation but to continue to operate in Port Harcourt anyway since they have no choice, but look at the ripple effect, many companies will remember this in future and locate their businesses in states where the state governor cannot just come and close their shop.

Those pilots presently under arrest pay the pensonal income tax to Rivers state, which means for every company that could have located their businesses in Rivers state but did not, that is an IGR lost and you wonder why our states are not innovative.[/quote][/s] Rubbish, from a deluded zombie.

I have lived in portharcourt, and I'm currently in Lagos. And I tell you when it comes to ease of doing business, whether it's a small business or large Enterprise, portharcourt beats Lagos.

NaijadrivaCars:
Does OP know that Caverton's main customers are "oil companies" hence sitting its business in Rivers

Many are educated but few are enlightened.

You get it wrong. Carveton’s HQ is in Lagos. They have a small office inside the Airforce base to cater for their workers and their clients.

Joevics:
I have lived in portharcourt, and I'm currently in Lagos. And I tell you when it comes to ease of doing business, whether it's a small business or large Enterprise, portharcourt beats Lagos.

Please tell us how PH beats Lagos. I work here in PH.

seanfer:
You get it wrong. Carveton’s HQ is in Lagos. They have a small office inside the Airforce base to cater for their workers and their clients.

Did I say that their HQ is in PH?

Then grant Rivers state her financial freedom if Lagos is the home of ease to do business.

Caverton will just hit himself very low because those states will be hot for it to operate.

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9jatriot:
Port Harcourt as well as Warri used to be the darling state of many big and small oil and gas companies just a few years ago, but that is no longer the case because of similar situation as the one orchestrated by Wike in grounding the operations of Caverton Helicopters.

In spite of the multiple taxation in Lagos, the hold up, the many peculiar challenges in Lagos, many companies will rather have their businesses located in Lagos perceived to be the land of the "godfather" than in these places where their operation takes place.

Even indigenes of some of these places will rather leave their families in Lagos as they continue to work in locations like PH.

Caverton Helicopters has no choice because of their operation but to continue to operate in Port Harcourt anyway since they have no choice, but look at the ripple effect, many companies will remember this in future and locate their businesses in states where the state governor cannot just come and close their shop.

Those pilots presently under arrest pay the pensonal income tax to Rivers state, which means for every company that could have located their businesses in Rivers state but did not, that is an IGR lost and you wonder why our states are not innovative.

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If Wike sack them from Rivers, their so-called Lagos Head Office will close down. It's the money from the Oil and Gas Companies in the Niger Delta that is sustaining them in Lagos. This your trash will put them in more troubles

nnatobryno:
@OP your write up is nonsense

your reasoning that makes you know the write up is nonsense makes your response to be nonsense .

Shea there are oil fields littered around Lagos? Don't put this company in more trouble. 95% of their earnings come from Niger Delta.

Joevics:
I have lived in portharcourt, and I'm currently in Lagos. And I tell you when it comes to ease of doing business, whether it's a small business or large Enterprise, portharcourt beats Lagos.

OP may never have visited PH.
He's talking out of ignorance

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9jatriot:
Port Harcourt as well as Warri used to be the darling state of many big and small oil and gas companies just a few years ago, but that is no longer the case because of similar situation as the one orchestrated by Wike in grounding the operations of Caverton Helicopters.

In spite of the multiple taxation in Lagos, the hold up, the many peculiar challenges in Lagos, many companies will rather have their businesses located in Lagos perceived to be the land of the "godfather" than in these places where their operation takes place.

Even indigenes of some of these places will rather leave their families in Lagos as they continue to work in locations like PH.

Caverton Helicopters has no choice because of their operation but to continue to operate in Port Harcourt anyway since they have no choice, but look at the ripple effect, many companies will remember this in future and locate their businesses in states where the state governor cannot just come and close their shop.

Those pilots presently under arrest pay the pensonal income tax to Rivers state, which means for every company that could have located their businesses in Rivers state but did not, that is an IGR lost and you wonder why our states are not innovative.

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As you're writing this rubbish, the company is busy begging Wike underground to give them soft landing because they know the implication of having issues with Rivers State Government. What you're doing right now is like stealing the only remaining meat from their pot of soup with this trash

9jatriot:
Port Harcourt as well as Warri used to be the darling state of many big and small oil and gas companies just a few years ago, but that is no longer the case because of similar situation as the one orchestrated by Wike in grounding the operations of Caverton Helicopters.

In spite of the multiple taxation in Lagos, the hold up, the many peculiar challenges in Lagos, many companies will rather have their businesses located in Lagos perceived to be the land of the "godfather" than in these places where their operation takes place.

Even indigenes of some of these places will rather leave their families in Lagos as they continue to work in locations like PH.

Caverton Helicopters has no choice because of their operation but to continue to operate in Port Harcourt anyway since they have no choice, but look at the ripple effect, many investors will remember this in future and locate their businesses in states where the state governor cannot just come and close their shop.

Those pilots presently under arrest pay the pensonal income tax to Rivers state, which means for every company that could have located their businesses in Rivers state but did not, that is an IGR lost and you wonder why our states are not innovative.

They will never get it because their heads are fixated on pdp and apc, Biafra and Nigeria and Wike happens to be their reigning hatchetman.

I have been shaking my head with many of the comments since. They do not seem to see the big picture of potential investors seeing all these and the ripple effect, all they see is Wike vs Caveton Helicopters.
This was how Warri was cheering such practices then until many companies left their shores.

bender79:
They will never get it because their heads are fixated on pdp and apc, Biafra and Nigeria and Wike happens to be their reigning hatchetman.

9jatriot:
Port Harcourt as well as Warri used to be the darling state of many big and small oil and gas companies just a few years ago, but that is no longer the case because of similar situation as the one orchestrated by Wike in grounding the operations of Caverton Helicopters.

In spite of the multiple taxation in Lagos, the hold up, the many peculiar challenges in Lagos, many companies will rather have their businesses located in Lagos perceived to be the land of the "godfather" than in these places where their operation takes place.

Even indigenes of some of these places will rather leave their families in Lagos as they continue to work in locations like PH.

Caverton Helicopters has no choice because of their operation but to continue to operate in Port Harcourt anyway since they have no choice, but look at the ripple effect, many investors will remember this in future and locate their businesses in states where the state governor cannot just come and close their shop.

Those pilots presently under arrest pay the pensonal income tax to Rivers state, which means for every company that could have located their businesses in Rivers state but did not, that is an IGR lost and you wonder why our states are not innovative.

This is a very foolish write up to justify criminality, Caverton disobeyed the state law and endanger the lives of those in Rivers State you here making a useless write to justify what, I if they want to relocate they're very free we don't want such kind of companies here that will not obey a simple order of the government.

Joevics:
I have lived in portharcourt, and I'm currently in Lagos. And I tell you when it comes to ease of doing business, whether it's a small business or large Enterprise, portharcourt beats Lagos.

Dont mind them ...there has been a media campaign against the south south cites since 2005 or so ...I have noticed it and it's for Lagos benefits

I can bet my B.Engr certificate produce any stats that shows Lagos is safer than port Harcourt

Lagos is so bad they Rob u in traffic ....do u know what that means ?...but media suppress it

It's sad south south leaders haven't woke up to this campaign

My question is simple ...if Niger delta was a country won't this companies stay there and mine their oil ? ...if the answer is yes then u know something is wrong somewhere

JuicyProstitute:
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If Wike sack them from Rivers, their so-called Lagos Head Office will close down. It's the money from the Oil and Gas Companies in the Niger Delta that is sustaining them in Lagos. This your trash will put them in more troubles


Mind you, Wike can use bulldozer and destroy the company over night and nothing will happen. They will only go to court and before they finish the court case, their competitors would have taken over their share in the Oil industry and their company will die a natural dead

See fantasy on N..

Their helicopters fly into federal airports, not into any office on the streets of PH. They fly people in and out of airports and their office business could be conducted virtually.

9jatriot:
Port Harcourt as well as Warri used to be the darling state of many big and small oil and gas companies just a few years ago, but that is no longer the case because of similar situation as the one orchestrated by Wike in grounding the operations of Caverton Helicopters.

In spite of the multiple taxation in Lagos, the hold up, the many peculiar challenges in Lagos, many companies will rather have their businesses located in Lagos perceived to be the land of the "godfather" than in these places where their operation takes place.

Even indigenes of some of these places will rather leave their families in Lagos as they continue to work in locations like PH.

Caverton Helicopters has no choice because of their operation but to continue to operate in Port Harcourt anyway since they have no choice, but look at the ripple effect, many investors will remember this in future and locate their businesses in states where the state governor cannot just come and close their shop.

Those pilots presently under arrest pay the pensonal income tax to Rivers state, which means for every company that could have located their businesses in Rivers state but did not, that is an IGR lost and you wonder why our states are not innovative.

Absolute trash?

See location..

Melezenawii:
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Stop spewing unreasonable data

thats not rubbish data that is fact. How many lagos based business patronizes caverton. No be oil companys them dey deal with the most

9jatriot:
[s]Port Harcourt as well as Warri used to be the darling state of many big and small oil and gas companies just a few years ago, but that is no longer the case because of similar situation as the one orchestrated by Wike in grounding the operations of Caverton Helicopters.

In spite of the multiple taxation in Lagos, the hold up, the many peculiar challenges in Lagos, many companies will rather have their businesses located in Lagos perceived to be the land of the "godfather" than in these places where their operation takes place.

Even indigenes of some of these places will rather leave their families in Lagos as they continue to work in locations like PH.

Caverton Helicopters has no choice because of their operation but to continue to operate in Port Harcourt anyway since they have no choice, but look at the ripple effect, many investors will remember this in future and locate their businesses in states where the state governor cannot just come and close their shop.

Those pilots presently under arrest pay the pensonal income tax to Rivers state, which means for every company that could have located their businesses in Rivers state but did not, that is an IGR lost and you wonder why our states are not innovative.[/s]

Rubbish!

9jatriot:
Port Harcourt as well as Warri used to be the darling state of many big and small oil and gas companies just a few years ago, but that is no longer the case because of similar situation as the one orchestrated by Wike in grounding the operations of Caverton Helicopters.

In spite of the multiple taxation in Lagos, the hold up, the many peculiar challenges in Lagos, many companies will rather have their businesses located in Lagos perceived to be the land of the "godfather" than in these places where their operation takes place.

Even indigenes of some of these places will rather leave their families in Lagos as they continue to work in locations like PH.

Caverton Helicopters has no choice because of their operation but to continue to operate in Port Harcourt anyway since they have no choice, but look at the ripple effect, many investors will remember this in future and locate their businesses in states where the state governor cannot just come and close their shop.

Those pilots presently under arrest pay the pensonal income tax to Rivers state, which means for every company that could have located their businesses in Rivers state but did not, that is an IGR lost and you wonder why our states are not innovative.

When you take weed and other hards drugs, any rubbish that enters your mind, you come on Nairaland and type it.

The govt of Rivers State in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic has ordered the closure of all land and sea borders in Rivers and has instructed that all passengers coming through flight should be examined to know their status before entry to the state.

The FG did not liase with the RVSG as regards the manifest and the state govt asked Caverton to produce their manifest and they refused citing an exclusive list. In this times when governments are fighting this Covid-19 pandemic, it is expedient that laid down guidelines and laws are followed to the letter.

Trying to blackmail Rivers with your write-up is both immoral and insensitive.

Caventon is secretly begging cos as it is their contact in Abuja won't save them with d way things are going. Aviation business is very sensitive and issues like this can cripple an aviation company in no time. U can't operate in a state and not abide by the rules. People don't really know how powerful a state government is. A small company like caventon doesn't stand any chance. FCMB was shut down in Calabar for over 2 weeks for issues relating to tax remittance which am sure they might not be totally guilty of as the case was Still pending in court. How much more a small helicopter company that flagrantly disregarded a state government order cos they are in d same WhatsApp group with an Abuja contact.

The OP is very right. The governor's action was harsh and he should have been more diplomatic. Most businesses in Lagos today used to operate fully in in port Harcourt but decided to relocated due to the security issues in the Niger delta. I hope they learn a lesson and be more friendly and diplomatic when dealing with businesses.