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, monitored by one of our
correspondents, 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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Amaechi again?

Abeg we don tire for this our Governor

Amaechi is talking
GEJ is working

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So who's at the loosing end if the Airport is left unattended to? Jonathan, Amaechi or people of the south south?

My father was at PH airport 2 weeks ago, he said that it was hard to do anything because of all the construction. Amaechi is a disingenuous and desperate.

berem: So who's at the loosing end if the Airport is left unattended to? Jonathan, Amaechi or people of the south south?

everyone will suffer Τђε effects, Amaechi's jet has †̥σ land somewhere , GEJ as well because there is life after 2015, or 2019 perhaps ? He will need †̥σ use the airport as it is closer †̥σ his home state.
Likewise Τђε inhabitants of Τђε south south.

One wud have to at some point feel PITY for Ameachi, regardless of whether you like him or not

Amechi is becoming a cry baby...he shld shutup n work..same goes for all our leaders

He shud stop complaining and face his job of governance. Was it not de same airport Mr. President used wen going to Bayelsa. He was at de airport to welcome GEJ why didn't he table his wahala there and then.
Ye ye truly D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ smell.
Wat about his monorail project, for 6yrs now noting I guess it de fault of de president also.
#Fresh Air# jare