Rivers island communities decry isolation from state capital
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Communities
By John Amieyeofori
Port Harcourt, Oct. 31, 2016 (NAN) Residents of Central Group Communities, an island near Port Harcourt, have lamented the absence of road/bridge, linking the area to the Rivers capital.
The people expressed their concern over the situation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Monday.
They appealed to the Federal and River Governments to assist in developing the area, pointing out that the communities were oil producing.
NAN reports that the island of six communities – Sangama, Krakrama, Minama, Omekwe-Ama, Omekwe-Tariama and Angulama – is in Asari-Toru Local Government Area, a neighbouring council area to Port Harcourt.
One of the residents, Mr Tobins Igbiks, said the people were not happy because the situation had resulted in total collapse of economic and social lives in the area.
Igbiks said that no business could thrive in the area and the schools and markets could not function properly because of lack of link to Port Harcourt city.
Another resident, Mrs Fine Angala said that thing were difficult in the area as a result of poor infrastructure that ought to boost economic activities.
She stressed that investor were not forthcoming to reside or invest in the Central Group Communities, because there was no direct road from the area to Port Harcourt. (NAN)
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