Rivers State Governor, Rotimi
Amaechi, on Saturday accused the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, of
abandoning the remodelling of the Port Harcourt International Airport because
of his rift with President Goodluck Jonathan.
Amaechi, who said this in an
interview with Channels Television Sunrise Programme, said apart from
leaving the airport in deplorable state, the minister impounded the
aircrafts belonging to the state “for no reason.”
The governor said he had reported the
minister to the President to no avail.
He said, “I have gone to the
President and told him that because of the disagreement between Chibuike Rotimi
Amaechi, who is not Rivers State, and the President, the minister of aviation
has abandoned the airport. They started that airport with Kano, Lagos, Abuja,
Benin, and Calabar. The rest have been completed, including Enugu which has
been commissioned. It is hatred. The Minister of Aviation is reckless on that.”
Amaechi raised the alarm that with
the state of the international airport, terrorists could have easy access and
attack it at will.
He added that due to his rift with
Jonathan, Oduah had prevented the state government from fulfilling its
responsibility of securing the state and fighting crimes, including oil theft,
using surveillance helicopters that it had paid for.
“We paid for two surveillance
helicopters that would fly around Rivers State (and detect crime) including oil
theft and report real time to police, air force, army and the government house.
She (Oduah) refused the helicopters from coming. They are there in America and
the government of America has been wondering why we don’t want to take our
plane and the President (Jonathan) is aware,” he said.
But in response, the Special
Assistant (Media) to the Aviation Minister, Joe Obi, described the allegations
as untrue and false, insisting that huge work was going on at the Port Harcourt
airport.
“Port Harcourt is among the 11
airports in the first phase of airport remodelling. If you go to that airport
now, it is completely different from what it was two or three years ago,” Obi
said.
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Lucky u for even having an abandoned project, my state have no single federal project thru out GEJ tenure.
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ReplyDeleteThe issue the governor of rivrers state raised is very sensitive. You buy helicopter 4 security purpose and u allow it 2 be riot in a foreign land. No matter d quarell between d president nd d performing governor there Shldnt be an excuse bcus securing d pipeline is key 2 make govt actulize the projected revenue. People shld be objective with amechi bcus he his a governor that stands his groud.
ReplyDeleteMy brother don't mind thus fool dat surport GJE •i don't know what he has for them or what has he done to make dis great country stand •fools like him
ReplyDeleteAmaechi is not a peace Ambassador as claimed by many blinded by fake public outcries designed 2 seek symperty and alligence of d unsuspecting citizenry.It quite unfortunate 4 him 2 join forces wit Norhterners 2 fight his own all bcos of his selfish agenda.No matter wat Amaechi and his co horts hope 2 achieve,they can try but they will never succeed.GEJ is our choice!
ReplyDeleteGoodluck is Badluck 2 himself, selfish man wt his calibers
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