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RSG LAUDS ASSEMBLY FOR PASSING SUSTAINABLE DEVT. BILL
The Rivers State Executive Council has lauded law makers in the state for the
timely passage of the Rivers State Sustainable Development Programme (RSSDP) bill
into law.
The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Magnus Abe, who made this known today while
briefing Government House correspondents after the State Executive Council meeting
in Port Harcourt, said the gesture by the State Legislatures would bring lasting
changes to the life of the people of the state.
The State Executive Council, according to Mr. Abe also commended the Ministry of
Justice and the people of the state for their roles in ensuring the passage of the
bill into law.
Mr. Abe affirmed that with the development, a certain percentage of the State
Budget would be dedicated to the State Sustainable Development Programme, noting
that the impact of the law on the people would be substantial, and remain one of
the lasting legacies of the present administration.
The Information Commissioner announced that the Executive Council also approved
the setting up of a committee to assess the extent of work so far done at the
state University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.
He said the Committee headed by the Commissioner for Environment Dr. Roselyn
Konya, with those of Finance, Information, Transport, and Commerce Commissioners
as members, is expected to report back to council tomorrow.
Mr. Abe who disclosed that the measure was taken in view of the huge investment
made by the present administration in the institution said, government was
desirous of ensuring that its dreams for higher education in the state were
realizable.
The Information boss also disclosed that council also approved the establishment
of three model junior secondary schools in the state, apart from the two already
built in Port Harcourt, pointing out that the new ones would be located in each of
the three senatorial districts of the state.
Mr. Abe disclosed that the state Judiciary Complex has been completed and would
soon be commissioned, while the ministry of Transport was directed to liaise with
the contractor handling the Iriebe Trailer Park project, to ensure completion as
soon as possible, to reduce traffic congestion in the city of Port Harcourt.
Exco, Mr. Abe said, congratulated Dolphins Football club of Port Harcourt on their
steady progress in their continental championship as they defeated their opponent
by two goals to one, in faraway Togo and urged them to sustain the tempo.
EMMA OKAH
Chief Press Secretary
to the Governor
May 9, 2007
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