Ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo
received a rousing welcome on February
17, 2014, Monday, when he landed at
Port Harcourt International Airport,
Omagwa, Rivers State.
He arrived at about 11.05 a.m. in a
private jet for a two-day visit. As
previously reported, its main aim is to
commission some projects executed by
the Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike
Rotimi Amaechi, and his administration.
Governor Amaechi, his wife Judith,
Senators and members of the state
executive council welcomed OBJ
personally.
Shortly, after the airport formalities were
over, Obasanjo drove in a convoy with
the Governor.
Members of the various communities,
where Obasanjo would commission
projects, lined up the routes of the
convoy, causing heavy vehicular traffic.
Serious traffic jam was also nourished by
tight security measures, as armed forces
personnel and the police were deployed
all over.
The first road project Obasanjo
commissioned was Chief G.U.Ake road,
(Airforce Link road).
In addition to the Airforce bridge is the
Eliozu bridge. The road is very vital
because it eases traffic from Airforce
base, Port Harcourt Aba Expressway and
the late Ken Saro-Wiwa road to
Rukpokwu, Rumuokoro, East-West road
and Airport road.
Other projects to be commissioned
include the popular Songhai Integrated
Farm at Bunu-Tai, Ogoniland; Afam
Power Station in Afam; Buguma Fish
Farm and about 300 primary and
secondary schools and health centres.
It would be noted that Obasanjo was
invited to commission the projects
because during the Port Harcourt
centenary celebration President Goodluck
Jonathan was invited but he has never
shown up.
Instead, President Jonathan sent one of
his Special Advisers, Oronto Dauglas, not
even a member of his cabinet, to
represent him.
Former Head of State General Yakubu
Gowon (retd) expressed regrets that
Jonathan did not honour the invitation
because he would have used the
opportunity to broker peace between him
and Amaechi.
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