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Maintenance Agency Rehabilitates 13 Roads In Rivers

President, Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr Otis Anyoeyi (middle), addressing journalists at the Ernest Ikoli Press Centre, during a briefing by the NSE. With him are Vice President of NSE, Engr G. Massari (right) and Engr Edith Issidu, in Port Harcourt, yesterday. Photo: Nwiueh Donatus Ken
The Rivers State Road
Maintenance and Rehabilitation Agency has completed the rehabilitation of 13 roads in three local government areas of Rivers State, while six others are currently undergoing rehabilitation.
The roads cut across Port Harcourt, Obio/Akpor and Abua/Odual local government areas of the state.
In a report that was made available to The Tide, the Chairman of the agency, chief Okey Okah said 13 roads including Waja Junction by Trans-Amadi road junction, Elekahia; Eastern Bye-Pass, Ogbunabali, Woji road, GRA II, and NTA, Ozuoba road by Airport road intersection, Ozuoba, Port Harcourt have been completed, while six others including T-Junction by Aeroplane Drive, by Abuloma Road; Eliwobukoro Street, off Ada George road, Mile 4; and Owhonda Street, off Chinda Street, Mile 4, Port Harcourt.
Okah expressed satisfaction with the cooperation received from the residents of the affected areas noting that Rivers Indigenes had not had it so good.
Meanwhile, road users have commended the Operation Zero Potholes Initiative Programme of the present administration led by Chief Nyesom Wike.
Some motorists who spoke with our correspondent praised the governor for judiciously ultilising the derivation fund allocated to the state. Motorists noted that the Wike government was really out to alleviate the sufferings of people, especially road users, urging him not to relent.
Speaking with The Tide, Mrs Uchechi Emeka who resides at Diobu said the era of driving and wasting fuel was over, and expressed happiness that the residents of the area would no longer contemplate of relocating from the area due to bad roads.
It would be recalled that the road maintenance and rehabilitation agency was set up by Governor Wike to ensure that all bad roads in the state are made passable by both motorists and pedestrians.
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The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.