Nigeria’s Governor, Amaechi Turns Traffic Controller

Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi today, along with his aides, took over the control of heavy traffic at the Airforce Base axis of the G. U. Ake road ( formerly Eliozu Road), still under construction.

The governor, who was on his way for an unscheduled inspection tour of projects, stopped to control the huge traffic that had built up on the road and directed his personal aides, including security men to assist in ensuring free flow of traffic on the road.

Governor Amaechi, deplored the recklessness of motorists plying the road, spending over an hour controlling the traffic, to the admiration of passersby.

During the exercise, the governor ordered that car keys be seized from motorists driving against traffic. After the traffic jam eased, the governor ordered the errant motorists to join his inspection team. They were released after the completion of the inspection.

Meanwhile, the governor has directed owners of structures at numbers one to three Ordinance Road and 62 Circular Road, Elekahia to present their Certificates of Occupancy for verification.

The directive, affected a church building housing Christian Reapers Evangelical Ministry (CREM), and some lock up shops on 62 Circular Road. Some of the buildings were found to have encroached on government and erected under high tension electric lines.

In handing down the order, Governor Amaechi said failure to produce the Certificate of Occupancy would lead to the demolition of such structures and urged the affected property owners to comply without delay.

The inspection tour took the State Chief Executive to Etche and Omuma Local Government Areas where he inspected the ongoing work on the Model Secondary School projects.

In another development, Governor Amaechi attended the burial ceremony of late Chief Sunday Chukwu, father of the PDP Legal Adviser, Mr Cyprian Chukwu at Rumu-Wike Community, Rumuepirikom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. In condoling the family, the governor urged them to take solace in the fact that their father lived a fulfilled life at 94 years before God called him for a higher service.

By Okafor Ofiebor/ Port-Harcourt