RSG Shocks Sahara Energy …Terminates Sale Of Power Plants To Subsidaries …As Wike Inaugurates State University Teaching Hospital Board

The Rivers State Government has approved the termination of the share sale contract for the sale of 70-percent equity of the State Government-owned power generation assets held by First Independent Power Limited in Omoku, Afam, Trans-Amadi and Eleme Gas Turbines to NG Power-HPS Limited.
The Rivers State Government also terminated the concession of the Rivers and Bayelsa State-owned Olympia Hotel to Cenpropsaroten Hotel Management Limited.
The state government further terminated the concession agreement between the Government of Rivers State and Kild Concession Limited in respect of the construction of a Toll road and Secondary developments in Abonnema Wharf, Port Harcourt.
These were part of resolutions at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike last Friday at the Government House, Port Harcourt.
The three companies that had their contracts/concessions terminated are subsidiaries of Sahara Energy Limited, used by the immediate past Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi to acquire state assets.
Briefing journalists after the State Executive Council meeting, Information and Communication Commissioner, Emma Okah said that the State Government arrived at the resolutions in line with yet to be implemented recommendations of the White Paper on the Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the Investigation of the administration of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi on the sale of Valued Assets of Rivers State and other related matters under the chairmanship of Justice George Omereji.
The Rivers State Government directed the Honourable Attorney General of the State to take further steps as contained in the White Paper.
Meanwhile, Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has inaugurated the Board of the State University Teaching Hospital, with a charge to the members to develop a world class medical personnel training institution.
Inaugurating the Board at the Government House, Port Harcourt last Friday, Wike urged the members to bring their wealth of experience into building the teaching hospital.
He said: “I congratulate the members of the Board. You have made history as the pioneer members of this all-important board.
”As pioneer members, you have a duty of developing this teaching hospital from the scratch. We are doing our best to see that we give the best to our people”.
He assured that the State Government will support the Board to ensure that it achieves its set objectives.
He said: “You have to promote team-work. This is important to achieve our goal of training quality doctors.
”Team work will consolidate the gains of setting up the Teaching Hospital and the college of Medical Sciences at the Rivers State University”.
Governor Wike charged the Board members to commence work immediately, despite the Christmas Period.
Chairman of the Board of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Dr Jonathan Nimi Hart assured the governor that the members will deliver in line with his directives.
He said that the Board has the capacity to develop a world class Teaching Hospital.
The Chairman urged the Rivers State Governor to fund the new Rivers State University Teaching Hospital for the transformation of the Braithwaite Memorial Special Hospital into a modern, well equipped training facility.
”You will not be disappointed by the membership of the Board. The teaching hospital is for service, learning and research. There is need for manpower development at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital “, he said.