‘PH Pleasure Park’ll Transform Rivers Economy’

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has stated that the Port Harcourt Pleasure Park will transform the economy of the state as it will be a major revenue earner, when completed.
Wike also announced that the Igwuruta-Chokocho Road leading to the food basket of Rivers State will be completed and commissioned by September, this year.
Addressing journalists at the weekend after inspecting on-going construction work at the project site, Wike  said  the park will attract tourists from within and outside the country.
The governor  noted that even holiday  makers from the state  who travel  out of the country  for their vacations,  will also patronise  the  ultra-modern Port Harcourt  Pleasure Park.
He said: “I am impressed by the progress of work at the site. The excavation process is on, and by next week, more work would have been done. We are determined to construct a park of international standard because it will help us conserve foreign exchange as people will visit the park instead of travelling overseas.
“We will bring back Port Harcourt as the tourists’ centre of Nigeria. By December this year, this park will be completed and put to use”, he assured.
Commenting on the Igwuruta-Chokocho Road which is a federal road, Wike expressed happiness with the pace of work by the contractors, adding that expansion works would require demolition of existing structures.
He said  that the Rivers State Government will pay the necessary compensation to the owners of the structures for the contractors  to continue work.
The governor commended the people of Ikwerre  and Etche  local government areas  for their support  to the contractors.
He was accompanied  on the project inspection by top government functionaries at the state and local government levels.