Rotimi Amaechi’s Achievements as a Governor

By Onyeche Igwe

Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (CRA) achieved the following during his tenure as the governor of Rivers state:

1.Dualization of Rumuokwuta-Choba East-West Road.
2.Construction of Omofo-Agaba Ndele Road.
3.Dredging works/Roads at Opobo New Layout.
4.Construction of Ozuzu to CSS Isu-Ogida Owu.
5.Dualization of Airport-Isiokpo/Omerelu Road.
6.Dualization of Ada George Phases 1 and 2/ Choba phase 2 NTA/Choba Airport. 7.Dualization of Rumuola/Rumuokuta Road.
8.Dualization of First Bank/Rumuomasi Road.
9.Dualization of slaughter-Trans Amadi/Rumuobiakani Road.
10.Shore protection and land reclamation of Egbomung/Oluk-Ama.
11.Dualization of Eneka-Igbo Etche link Road.
12.Construction of Apani internal Roads.
13.Construction of Nyokhana-Kenkhana Link Road with Bridge from Luuwa to Bere.
14.Construction of Odiolugbani-Enito 1 and 2-Oshie Road.
15.Expansion of Mbiama-Akinima Road.
16.Construction of Okeh-Ihie-Apani-Omerelu Road.
17.Construction of Bori internal Roads phase 3.
18.Construction of Abua/Okoba Close Rumuibekwe with extension to Elelenwo.
19.Construction of Ikuru town- Atlantic Ocean Road.
20.Construction of Okeh-Mba-Umuaturu-Akpoku Obite, 21km with Bridge.
21.Reconstruction of Town Market.
22.Dualization of Rumukurushi-Eneka-Igwuruta Road.
23.Construction of Abuloma-Woji Road Bridge.
24.Construction of Akpajo-Woji Road/Bridge.
25.Construction of Ada George/East West Road junction flyover with Rotary turning and service lanes.
26.Dualization of Elekahia-Rumuamasi Road.
27.Dualization of Azikiwe Road (UTC) junction-Lagos Bus stop.
28.Completion of Airport-Igwuruta-Rumuokoro Road.
29.Reconstruction of Woji Road in GRA Phase 2 with drains. 30.Construction of Sani Abacha/NTA Mgbuoba.
31.Reconstruction of Ikwerre Road from Education to Agipflyover.
32.Reconstruction/Asphalt overlay of Igwuruta-OKomoko-Okehi Road.
33.Reconstruction of Ken Saro Wiwa Road and flood control works around Ken Saro Wiwa Road/Ezimgbu Link Road-Aba Road. 34.Construction of Relief Road linking Aba Road to Ken SaroWiwa Road at Worlu street junction.
35.Expansion/resurfacing of Kpopie-Bodo city Road.
36.Shore/protection works at Ndoni.
37.Dualization of Isiokpo-Ubima-Omerelu Road.
38.Construction of Okrika Ring Road.
39.Construction of Unity Road- Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo. 40.Expansion of Okporo Road.
41.Reconstruction of Edeoha-Ikata-Ochigba Road.
42.Reconstruction of Ozuoba-Ogbogoro-Rumuolumeni Road.
43.Dualization of Chief G.U. Ake Road.
44.Construction of Nyowii-Dae-Lueku-Bagha-Seme Lueku-School to land Road.
45.Expansion of Amadi-Ama-Abuloma Road with Spur to Okuruama.
46.Expansion of Olu Obasanjo Road to six lanes and Rehabilitation of Omoku street, Okomoko street and Okomoko street Spur
Design.47. Reconstruction of Rumuwoji (mile one) Ultra ModernMarket.
48.Dualization of Epirikom-Rumuolumeni Road.
49.Construction of Elioparanwo Road.
50.Repair of the collapsed Airforce Base flyover Retaining walls and construction of Dual carriage access Road to the Airforce Base flyover.
51.Reconstruction of Roads in D Line Port Harcourt.
52.Reconstruction of Omuanwa-Elele Road. 53.Construction of Elele Internal Roads.
54.Reconstruction of Eastern Bypass, Amadi-Ama OginigbaRoad.
55.Construction of Flyover at Eliozu junction.
56.Construction of East/West Bypass. 57.Construction of Link Roads in Ahoada Town.
58.Construction of Oro Ekpo Odoli/Awabie and Chinda Street.
59.Construction of Timothy Lane, Rumuola/Ohiamini Access Road and Retaining walls.
60.Construction of Omuanwa internal Roads.
61.Construction of Rukpokwu-Eneka Road.

BRIDGES AND FLYOVERS

1. Construction of Aboluma-Woji bridge.
2. Construction of Bridge at Bolo Creek.
3. Construction of Eleme Junction Flyover
4. Construction of Obiri Ikwerre Flyover
5. Construction of Eliozu Junction Flyover.
6. Construction of Agip Junction Flyover.

Others are:

1. Model Health Care Centers Across 23 Lga
2. Model Primary and Secondary Schools
3. Scholarship and Bursary
4. Interchange Flyovers
5. Songhai Farm, Kalabari Fish Farm and Poultry
6. Human Capital Development
7. Amiesimaka Stadium
8. Greater Port Harcourt City Project
9. Rainbow Estate
10. Dualization of Ikwerre Road, Ada George and Rumuokwuta
11. Ci4 Security
12. Marshall Harry Specialist Hospital and Employment of 600 Doctors
13. Free Primary and Junior Secondary School, Books, Computers and Laptops.
14. Port Harcourt the World Book Capital.
15. 13 thousand Teachers Employed.

Amaechi Legacies:
✓ 170 roads
✓160 Health centres
✓500 Model pri schools
✓24 Model Sec Schools
✓4 Mega Hospitals
✓Stadium of 65,000 capacity
✓Int’l conference centre (Obi Wali centre)
✓Employed 400 Medical Doctors without sentiment,
✓Employed 13,000 Teachers both indigene and non-indigene
✓Sponsored over 2,000 Rivers State indigene and non-indigene in overseas scholarship both undergraduates and post-Graduates level, ✓Revitalized industry for the production of Grand Beer and Beverages
✓Established Songhai farm to boost Agriculture, established Buguma fish farm
✓Established Ubima fish farm
✓Revitalized the Largest oil palm producing company in African called Risonpalm now Siat
✓Rural electrification to rural communities.