NBA Lauds Amaechi On Dev Projects

Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have given Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon Chibuike Amaechi a pat on the back for the number and quality of projects carried out in the State.

The NBA members gave the commendation, Wednesday, during a project inspection tour of four key projects executed by the Amaechi-led administration as part of the Bar’s week-long annual conference Wednesday in Port Harcourt.

Led by Barrister Lanke Odogiyon the Bar members in company of Governor Amaechi visited the model primary school and Health Centre at Elekahia, the new model secondary school at Ebubu, Eleme, the State’s new  Gas Turbine at Afam, the Songhai Farm at Tai and the nearly completed Model Secondary School at Saakpenwa.

Governor Amaechi while taking the Bar members on tour of the model primary school informed them that the construction of the new model schools was based on the administration’s vision to transform the nearly comatose education system in the state.

According to him, the government demolished the dilapidated 1300 primary schools across the state and replaced them with 750 model structures and 24 secondary schools. In addition, he said, government took over the payment of teachers’ salaries to motivate them.

Rt. Hon. Amaechi decried the failure of the federal authorities to allow the state distribute the enormous power it generates from the gas turbine project and revealed that the state needs 400 megawatts of power but in the next four years would produce about 760 megawatts of power saying,” the federal government wrote to me that the states do not have the power to distribute power.”

At the Songhai Farm, he told his guests that the state embarked on the project to boost food production, employment and self sufficiency. The project which is a replica of Songhai Farm in Benin Republic according to Amaechi occupies 300 hectares of land, has 42 chalets with piggery, poultry, fish ponds fitted with  recycling plants and hostels.

Lauding the Governor for the projects, a former member of the House of Representatives in the Second Republic, Barrister Olivia Agbajoh remarked,” the primary schools do not look like primary schools. I think other State Governors should take a tour of Rivers State and do what Amaechi has done in their states.”

Popular Nollywood actor and lawyer, Kenneth Okonkwo told reporters “what I have seen so far, is what I have dreamt for this country. I have no doubt in my mind that the children of this state have a great future”

Another lawyer, Ugo Festus Uwelaku said,”I’am happy with what Amaechi is doing and I will take this to my Governor to see”. He expressed hope that with Amaechi in power, he would ensure that the projects are self sustaining.

Meanwhile, Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has called on other state governors to toe the path of Rivers State in the area of project execution saying that the state has set standards for others to follow.

Yuguda who was in Port Harcourt for the NBA Conference said although his administration has commenced developmental projects, it would need to take time to meet the pace of Rivers State.