‘Greater PH City To Have Golf Course’

Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike  Rotimi  Amaechi says a privately owned international golf course is being planned for the Greater Port Harcourt City as part of measures to boost social activities in all parts of the state.

Governor Chibuike Amaechi said this  while teeing off the 14th Air Assault Open Golf Championship at the Air Assault Golf Course in Port Harcourt.

The governor, who teed off alongside Brigadier General Ladan Yusuf, said the state government remains committed to partnering with individuals or groups that, will help promote sporting development and social interaction with the people of the state.

He said already, the state government has received offers on the development of the course from reputable firms from South Africa and a former Governor of old River State, King Alfred Diete-Spiff.

“But it also important that as we have these offers for the construction of a golf course, let’s play in such a way that we can compete with other people in other parts of the country and win laurels”, he said.

The governor assured the golfers and those willing to invest in the sub-sector of government’s undying interest in “supporting activities that will improve on our image as a state.”

Earlier, the Captain of the Air Assault Golf Club, Captain Edward Ejeh, had said that this year’s championship was a Pro-Am, emphasising that the golfers were prepared to do their best to make the event a success.